# Bayahibe snorkeling forecast

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

- Location: Bayahibe, Dominican Republic
- Timezone: America/Santo_Domingo
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T15:02:43.623406-04:00
- Verdict: Go in the best window
- Score: 6.6/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 49%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T14:21:43.767187-04:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/dominican-republic/bayahibe/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/dominican-republic/bayahibe/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/dominican-republic/bayahibe/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/dominican-republic/bayahibe/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/dominican-republic/bayahibe/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/dominican-republic/bayahibe/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 30.1 °C (86.2 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 30.3 °C (86.5 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: -0.2 °C (-0.4 °F), cooler than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00-04:00 | good | 0.6410944444444444 | yes | 0.44 | 3.42 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00-04:00 | good | 0.6544166666666666 | yes | 0.44 | 3.0 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00-04:00 | good | 0.6567259259259258 | yes | 0.44 | 2.33 | 30.0 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.42 | 2.05 | 29.9 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.42 | 1.76 | 29.9 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.4 | 2.05 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.4 | 1.95 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.38 | 2.08 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.38 | 2.09 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.36 | 2.75 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.36 | 2.54 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.36 | 1.76 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.34 | 1.93 | 29.7 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.34 | 1.71 | 29.7 |
| 2026-10-18T06:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.34 | 1.73 | 29.7 |
| 2026-10-18T07:00:00-04:00 | excellent | 0.7259925925925925 | yes | 0.34 | 1.82 | 29.7 |
| 2026-10-18T08:00:00-04:00 | excellent | 0.7544518518518518 | yes | 0.34 | 1.42 | 29.7 |
| 2026-10-18T09:00:00-04:00 | excellent | 0.7383703703703702 | yes | 0.34 | 1.7 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-18T10:00:00-04:00 | good | 0.7061407407407407 | yes | 0.34 | 1.9 | 29.9 |
| 2026-10-18T11:00:00-04:00 | excellent | 0.7283925925925925 | yes | 0.34 | 1.82 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-18T12:00:00-04:00 | good | 0.6425777777777777 | yes | 0.34 | 1.38 | 30.2 |
| 2026-10-18T13:00:00-04:00 | good | 0.6508981481481482 | yes | 0.36 | 1.43 | 30.4 |
| 2026-10-18T14:00:00-04:00 | good | 0.6215740740740741 | yes | 0.36 | 1.66 | 30.4 |
| 2026-10-18T15:00:00-04:00 | good | 0.6628 | yes | 0.36 | 2.16 | 30.4 |