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Bayahibe Snorkel Report Today

Dominican Republic · Updated Sun 12:20 (AST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Sun 12:20 (AST)

Bayahibe has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 14:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.6/10

Sun 13:00 (AST)

Later today

Good · 7.1/10

Sun 16:00 (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: 7.1/10

Best time: Sun 14:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 16:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.1 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

18:10

Water

30.3°C

Max air

31.3°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 14:00–18:00 (49% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 14:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (45 hours)
  • Darkness (36 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 20:00.

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.

Nearby alternatives in Dominican Republic

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 13:00 – Mon 13:00 (AST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.68 around Sat 07:00; 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.48m to 0.5m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.27 to 3.32m/s).

Tides range from 0.43m to 0.51m; 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 13:00 0.48 · high 3.32 · good 30.20 · good Good
Fri 14:00 0.48 · high 3.15 · good 30.20 · good Good
Fri 15:00 0.48 · high 2.73 · good 30.20 · good Good
Fri 16:00 0.48 · high 2.50 · good 30.20 · good Good
Fri 17:00 0.48 · high 2.36 · good 30.20 · good Good
Fri 18:00 0.48 · high 1.82 · good 30.10 · good Good
Fri 19:00 0.48 · high 1.97 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.48 · high 2.08 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.48 · high 1.68 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.48 · high 1.08 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.48 · high 0.70 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.48 · high 0.93 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.48 · high 0.97 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.48 · high 0.76 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.48 · high 0.27 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.48 · high 0.46 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.48 · high 0.67 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.48 · high 0.51 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.48 · high 0.74 · good 29.80 · good Good
Sat 08:00 0.48 · high 0.72 · good 29.80 · good Good
Sat 09:00 0.50 · high 2.45 · good 29.90 · good Good
Sat 10:00 0.50 · high 2.48 · good 29.90 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.50 · high 2.88 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sat 12:00 0.50 · high 3.18 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sat 13:00 0.52 · high 3.30 · good 30.20 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 0.52 · high 3.26 · good 30.20 · good Fair
Sat 15:00 0.52 · high 3.52 · good 30.20 · good Fair
Sat 16:00 0.50 · high 3.18 · good 30.20 · good Fair
Sat 17:00 0.50 · high 2.71 · good 30.20 · good Good
Sat 18:00 0.50 · high 2.10 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sat 19:00 0.48 · high 2.13 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.48 · high 1.97 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.48 · high 2.06 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.46 · high 1.38 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.46 · high 1.62 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.44 · high 0.97 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.44 · high 1.07 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.42 · high 1.45 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.42 · high 1.56 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.42 · high 2.12 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.42 · high 2.02 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.42 · high 1.36 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.42 · high 1.69 · good 29.80 · good Good
Sun 08:00 0.42 · high 1.10 · good 29.90 · good Good
Sun 09:00 0.42 · high 0.95 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sun 10:00 0.42 · high 1.29 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sun 11:00 0.42 · high 2.50 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sun 12:00 0.42 · high 2.65 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 13:00 0.42 · high 3.00 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Sun 14:00 0.42 · high 2.76 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Sun 15:00 0.42 · high 2.53 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Sun 16:00 0.42 · high 2.45 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Sun 17:00 0.42 · high 2.41 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 18:00 0.42 · high 2.58 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sun 19:00 0.40 · high 2.25 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.40 · high 2.06 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.40 · high 2.28 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.40 · high 2.26 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.40 · high 2.20 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.40 · high 2.17 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.42 · high 1.90 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.42 · high 1.26 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.42 · high 1.27 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.42 · high 1.31 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.42 · high 0.45 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.42 · high 0.78 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.40 · high 0.86 · good 29.90 · good Good
Mon 08:00 0.40 · high 1.88 · good 29.90 · good Good
Mon 09:00 0.40 · high 2.89 · good 30.00 · good Good
Mon 10:00 0.40 · high 3.37 · good 30.00 · good Good
Mon 11:00 0.48 · high 3.21 · good 30.10 · good Good
Mon 12:00 0.50 · high 3.07 · good 30.20 · good Good