Bayahibe Snorkel Report Today

Dominican Republic · Updated Tue 05:16 (AST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 10:04

Bayahibe has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 11:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.6/10

Best time: Wed 11:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Wed 11:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 19:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.0 m/s.

Sunrise

06:09

Sunset

19:13

Water

29.7°C

Max air

31.8°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

34% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 15:00–23:00 (39% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner

Wednesday

excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 15:00 until 23:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (23 hours)
  • Waves (16 hours)
  • Darkness (16 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 32/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 15:00.

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

Wed 23:00

Nearby alternatives in Dominican Republic

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 14:00 – Mon 14:00 (AST)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.35 around Sat 07:00; 1 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 0.66m to 0.78m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 6.5 to 15.5m/s).

Tides range from 0.19m to 0.42m; 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Fri 14:00 0.74 · high 12.40 · high 29.20 · good poor
Fri 15:00 0.74 · high 12.80 · high 29.30 · good poor
Fri 16:00 0.76 · high 13.50 · high 29.40 · good poor
Fri 17:00 0.76 · high 14.30 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 18:00 0.78 · high 14.90 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 19:00 0.78 · high 15.50 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 20:00 0.78 · high 14.60 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.78 · high 14.40 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.76 · high 13.40 · high 29.40 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.74 · high 12.00 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.72 · high 11.50 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.70 · high 11.30 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.70 · high 9.80 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.68 · high 13.40 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 04:00 0.68 · high 11.80 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 05:00 0.66 · high 12.60 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 06:00 0.66 · high 10.20 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 07:00 0.66 · high 10.20 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 08:00 0.66 · high 6.90 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 09:00 0.66 · high 8.30 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 10:00 0.66 · high 10.40 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 11:00 0.66 · high 6.50 · high 29.10 · good fair
Sat 12:00 0.66 · high 7.20 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 13:00 0.66 · high 7.50 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 14:00 0.66 · high 12.60 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 15:00 0.66 · high 12.30 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 16:00 0.70 · high 11.40 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sat 17:00 0.76 · high 11.30 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 18:00 0.80 · high 15.00 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 19:00 0.80 · high 16.20 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 20:00 0.78 · high 13.50 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.78 · high 11.80 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.74 · high 11.60 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.70 · high 10.60 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.66 · high 10.70 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.66 · high 10.70 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 02:00 0.66 · high 7.80 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 03:00 0.66 · high 10.60 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 04:00 0.66 · high 7.30 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 05:00 0.66 · high 6.80 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sun 06:00 0.66 · high 6.20 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sun 07:00 0.66 · high 8.80 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sun 08:00 0.66 · high 8.10 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sun 09:00 0.66 · high 9.60 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sun 10:00 0.68 · high 10.10 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sun 11:00 0.70 · high 10.20 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.72 · high 9.60 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.74 · high 12.50 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.76 · high 13.50 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.78 · high 14.00 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.80 · high 15.50 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.80 · high 15.40 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 18:00 0.82 · high 17.60 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 19:00 0.82 · high 16.00 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 20:00 0.82 · high 14.80 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.82 · high 14.20 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.82 · high 15.00 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.80 · high 12.30 · high 29.40 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.80 · high 11.90 · high 29.40 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.78 · high 11.20 · high 29.40 · good poor
Mon 02:00 0.78 · high 8.80 · high 29.30 · good poor
Mon 03:00 0.76 · high 9.30 · high 29.30 · good poor
Mon 04:00 0.74 · high 9.50 · high 29.30 · good poor
Mon 05:00 0.74 · high 7.10 · high 29.30 · good poor
Mon 06:00 0.72 · high 6.50 · high 29.30 · good poor
Mon 07:00 0.72 · high 7.80 · high 29.30 · good poor
Mon 08:00 0.70 · high 9.40 · high 29.20 · good poor
Mon 09:00 0.70 · high 10.80 · high 29.20 · good poor
Mon 10:00 0.74 · high 2.47 · good 29.10 · good poor
Mon 11:00 0.74 · high 2.86 · good 29.20 · good fair
Mon 12:00 0.72 · high 3.18 · good 29.20 · good fair
Mon 13:00 0.70 · high 3.66 · good 29.20 · good fair