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Bayahibe Snorkel Report Today

Dominican Republic · Updated Sat 14:21 (AST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Sat 14:21 (AST)

Bayahibe has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 16:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.5/10

Sat 15:00 (AST)

Later today

Good · 6.6/10

Sat 18:00 (AST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.0/10

Tue 08:00 (AST)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 6.6/10

Best time: Sat 16:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.4 m/s.

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Also see the best places to snorkel in the Caribbean, ranked on our stored historical scores.

Sunrise

06:29

Sunset

18:11

Water

30.1°C

Max air

31.0°C

Sky

Clear

8% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 16:00–18:00 (49% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 16:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (56 hours)
  • Darkness (36 hours)
  • Waves (9 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 12:00.

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

Sun 17:00

Nearby alternatives in Dominican Republic

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 15:00 – Mon 15:00 (AST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.7 around Fri 18:00; 12 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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4/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.36m to 0.44m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.43 to 3.26m/s).

Tides range from 0.31m to 0.54m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Fri 15:00 0.36 · good 1.96 · good 30.20 · good Good
Fri 16:00 0.36 · good 1.62 · good 30.20 · good Good
Fri 17:00 0.36 · good 2.48 · good 30.10 · good Good
Fri 18:00 0.36 · good 2.40 · good 30.00 · good Good
Fri 19:00 0.38 · high 2.51 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.38 · high 2.59 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.38 · high 2.54 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.38 · high 2.55 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.38 · high 2.55 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.38 · high 2.36 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.38 · high 2.44 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.38 · high 1.99 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.38 · high 1.43 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.38 · high 1.97 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.40 · high 2.09 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.40 · high 2.30 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.42 · high 2.55 · good 29.50 · good Good
Sat 08:00 0.42 · high 2.16 · good 29.60 · good Good
Sat 09:00 0.42 · high 2.96 · good 29.60 · good Good
Sat 10:00 0.42 · high 2.64 · good 29.70 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.42 · high 2.73 · good 29.90 · good Good
Sat 12:00 0.42 · high 2.90 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sat 13:00 0.44 · high 3.12 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sat 14:00 0.44 · high 3.26 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sat 15:00 0.44 · high 3.43 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sat 16:00 0.44 · high 3.09 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sat 17:00 0.44 · high 2.91 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sat 18:00 0.44 · high 2.52 · good 29.90 · good Good
Sat 19:00 0.44 · high 2.22 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.42 · high 2.04 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.42 · high 2.20 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.42 · high 1.93 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.42 · high 1.96 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.42 · high 2.05 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.40 · high 2.16 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.40 · high 2.68 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.40 · high 1.34 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.38 · high 1.31 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.38 · high 1.70 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.38 · high 1.81 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.36 · good 2.09 · good 29.70 · good Good
Sun 08:00 0.36 · good 1.59 · good 29.70 · good Excellent
Sun 09:00 0.36 · good 1.49 · good 29.80 · good Excellent
Sun 10:00 0.36 · good 1.57 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Sun 11:00 0.36 · good 1.01 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Sun 12:00 0.36 · good 2.15 · good 30.20 · good Good
Sun 13:00 0.36 · good 2.51 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sun 14:00 0.36 · good 2.44 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sun 15:00 0.36 · good 2.50 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sun 16:00 0.36 · good 1.41 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sun 17:00 0.38 · high 1.08 · good 30.20 · good Good
Sun 18:00 0.38 · high 1.19 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sun 19:00 0.36 · good 1.75 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.36 · good 1.37 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.36 · good 1.97 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.36 · good 2.08 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.36 · good 2.06 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.36 · good 2.05 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.34 · good 2.29 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.34 · good 1.92 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.34 · good 2.07 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.32 · good 2.06 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.32 · good 2.14 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.32 · good 1.88 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.30 · good 1.94 · good 29.70 · good Good
Mon 08:00 0.30 · good 1.56 · good 29.70 · good Excellent
Mon 09:00 0.30 · good 1.91 · good 29.80 · good Excellent
Mon 10:00 0.28 · good 1.61 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Mon 11:00 0.28 · good 1.25 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Mon 12:00 0.28 · good 0.76 · good 30.30 · good Good
Mon 13:00 0.28 · good 2.12 · good 30.40 · good Good
Mon 14:00 0.28 · good 3.05 · good 30.50 · out of range Good