Champagne Reef Snorkel Report Today

Dominica · Updated Sat 05:04 (AST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 10:45

Champagne Reef looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Mon 08:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.3/10

Best time: Mon 08:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 11:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 16:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.2 m/s.

Sunrise

05:44

Sunset

18:39

Water

28.6°C

Max air

29.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner

Sunday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Mon 12:00 — Poor (0.33) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Mon 13:00 — Poor (0.33) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Mon 10:00 — Poor (0.32) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (38 hours)
  • Tide/current (38 hours)
  • Darkness (17 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.

Low · 34/100

Low drift risk now.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; surface drift/current is noticeable; local shoreline exposure is not mapped yet.

Sightings override the model: if you see small purple jellyfish with long trailing tentacles, treat them as sting-capable and give them space.

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Mon 11:00

Sun 23:00, Mon 11:00, Tue 00:00

Nearby alternatives in Dominica

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 14:00 – Sun 14:00 (AST)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.41 around Thu 16:00; 8 of 24 hours are good, fair, or excellent.

Score trend, higher is better. Excellent ≥ 0.72, good 0.55–0.72, fair 0.35–0.55.

Conditions (24h trends)

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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 1.28m to 1.52m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 11/24 sampled hours (range 5.03 to 6.3m/s).

Tides range from 0.03m to 0.45m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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Scoring methodology (for technical users)

We score each hour from 0 to 1 using daylight and these weighted components:

  • Wave height (35%): best below 0.36m, then decreases as it rises.
  • Wind speed (25%): best below 5.4m/s, lower is better.
  • Sea surface temperature (15%): best within 20.6°C to 30.4°C.
  • Tide and currents (15%): best around slack/high-tide windows.
  • Daylight (10%): visibility and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Thu 14:00 1.30 · high 6.27 · high 28.50 · good fair
Thu 15:00 1.30 · high 6.30 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 16:00 1.30 · high 6.00 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.32 · high 5.64 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.32 · high 5.12 · good 28.60 · good fair
Thu 19:00 1.30 · high 5.40 · good 28.60 · good fair
Thu 20:00 1.30 · high 5.34 · good 28.60 · good fair
Thu 21:00 1.28 · high 5.43 · high 28.60 · good fair
Thu 22:00 1.28 · high 5.21 · good 28.60 · good fair
Thu 23:00 1.30 · high 5.20 · good 28.60 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.30 · high 5.28 · good 28.60 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.32 · high 5.35 · good 28.60 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.32 · high 5.51 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.34 · high 5.60 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.36 · high 5.24 · good 28.60 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.40 · high 5.08 · good 28.60 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.42 · high 5.03 · good 28.60 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.42 · high 5.08 · good 28.60 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.44 · high 5.70 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.44 · high 6.10 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.46 · high 5.96 · high 28.60 · good fair
Fri 11:00 1.48 · high 6.02 · high 28.60 · good fair
Fri 12:00 1.50 · high 6.20 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.52 · high 6.21 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.56 · high 6.17 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.58 · high 7.38 · high 28.70 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.58 · high 6.96 · high 28.70 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.58 · high 6.44 · high 28.70 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.58 · high 6.32 · high 28.70 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.60 · high 6.31 · high 28.70 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.60 · high 6.29 · high 28.70 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.62 · high 6.01 · high 28.70 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.62 · high 5.72 · high 28.70 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.64 · high 5.49 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.64 · high 6.14 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.64 · high 5.65 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.62 · high 6.11 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.62 · high 6.15 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 04:00 1.60 · high 5.78 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 05:00 1.60 · high 5.65 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 06:00 1.92 · high 6.44 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 07:00 1.94 · high 6.45 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 08:00 1.94 · high 6.74 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 09:00 1.96 · high 7.01 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.98 · high 6.82 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 11:00 1.98 · high 7.23 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 12:00 2.00 · high 7.39 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 13:00 2.00 · high 7.51 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 14:00 2.00 · high 7.75 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 15:00 2.00 · high 8.33 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.96 · high 8.52 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.92 · high 8.41 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.88 · high 7.62 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.84 · high 7.34 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.82 · high 7.09 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.78 · high 7.07 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.78 · high 6.27 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.76 · high 5.77 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.76 · high 6.62 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.76 · high 7.47 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.78 · high 7.11 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.78 · high 6.79 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 04:00 1.80 · high 6.74 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 05:00 1.80 · high 6.10 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 06:00 1.82 · high 5.76 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.82 · high 6.43 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.82 · high 6.69 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.82 · high 6.44 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 10:00 1.82 · high 6.32 · high 28.50 · good fair
Sun 11:00 1.84 · high 6.74 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.84 · high 6.72 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 13:00 1.86 · high 6.89 · high 28.50 · good poor