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Bayahibe Snorkel Report Today

Dominican Republic · Updated Sat 17:28 (AST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Sat 17:28 (AST)

Bayahibe has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 18:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.4/10

Sat 17:00 (AST)

Later today

Good · 6.7/10

Sat 18:00 (AST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.1/10

Tue 08:00 (AST)

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

Score: 6.7/10

Best time: Sat 18:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.4 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

30.0°C

Max air

28.4°C

Sky

Clear

4% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 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 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (57 hours)
  • Darkness (36 hours)
  • Waves (7 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 17:00.

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

Wed 17:00 – Sat 17:00 (AST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.67 around Thu 10:00; 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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5/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.36m to 0.4m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.25 to 3.62m/s).

Tides range from 0.24m to 0.53m; 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
Wed 17:00 0.38 · high 1.50 · good 29.70 · good Good
Wed 18:00 0.38 · high 1.45 · good 29.70 · good Good
Wed 19:00 0.40 · high 0.25 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.40 · high 2.15 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.40 · high 2.21 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.40 · high 2.51 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.40 · high 2.55 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.40 · high 2.71 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.40 · high 3.03 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.40 · high 2.01 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.40 · high 2.04 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.38 · high 2.06 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.38 · high 2.33 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.38 · high 1.94 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.36 · good 2.34 · good 29.50 · good Good
Thu 08:00 0.38 · high 2.24 · good 29.60 · good Good
Thu 09:00 0.38 · high 3.41 · good 29.70 · good Good
Thu 10:00 0.38 · high 3.62 · good 29.80 · good Good
Thu 11:00 0.38 · high 2.77 · good 30.00 · good Good
Thu 12:00 0.36 · good 2.92 · good 30.10 · good Good
Thu 13:00 0.36 · good 3.09 · good 30.20 · good Good
Thu 14:00 0.36 · good 2.85 · good 30.30 · good Good
Thu 15:00 0.36 · good 2.55 · good 30.30 · good Good
Thu 16:00 0.38 · high 3.06 · good 30.20 · good Good
Thu 17:00 0.38 · high 2.75 · good 30.20 · good Good
Thu 18:00 0.38 · high 2.23 · good 30.10 · good Good
Thu 19:00 0.38 · high 3.10 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.38 · high 3.25 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.38 · high 3.43 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.40 · high 3.21 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.40 · high 3.44 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.40 · high 2.95 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.38 · high 2.89 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.38 · high 2.46 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.36 · good 2.16 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.36 · good 2.00 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.34 · good 2.48 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.34 · good 2.91 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.36 · good 1.84 · good 29.60 · good Excellent
Fri 08:00 0.36 · good 2.09 · good 29.60 · good Good
Fri 09:00 0.36 · good 3.00 · good 29.70 · good Good
Fri 10:00 0.34 · good 2.82 · good 29.80 · good Good
Fri 11:00 0.34 · good 2.47 · good 29.90 · good Good
Fri 12:00 0.34 · good 2.05 · good 30.10 · good Good
Fri 13:00 0.34 · good 2.00 · good 30.20 · good Good
Fri 14:00 0.34 · good 1.23 · good 30.20 · good Good
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