MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Roatán Snorkel Report Today

Honduras · Updated Sun 05:31 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sun 05:31 (CST)

Roatán looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 12:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 3.1/10

Sun 06:00 (CST)

Later today

Fair · 3.6/10

Sun 12:00 (CST)

Next three days

Good · 6.2/10

Tue 14:00 (CST)

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

Score: 3.6/10

Best time: Sun 12:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 10:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 12:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.4 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:39

Sunset

17:22

Water

29.5°C

Max air

28.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

91% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 12:00–17:00 (9% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 12:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Darkness (35 hours)
  • Wind (29 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 27/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 02:00.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; 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

Mon 16:00, Tue 16:00

Nearby alternatives in Honduras

Utila

45 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Sun 06:00 – Wed 06:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.36 around Sun 12:00; 5 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 0.7m to 0.82m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 5.46 to 8.24m/s).

Tides range from 0.12m to 0.32m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview
Poor ❌ Limited
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
Poor ❌ Limited
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
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Good 🌟 Good
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Poor ❌ Limited
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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
Sun 07:00 0.82 · high 6.85 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.80 · high 6.04 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 0.80 · high 6.99 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Sun 10:00 0.78 · high 5.77 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 0.78 · high 6.12 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Sun 12:00 0.76 · high 6.21 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 0.74 · high 5.96 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 0.74 · high 6.53 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 15:00 0.72 · high 6.63 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 16:00 0.72 · high 7.04 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 0.70 · high 7.42 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 18:00 0.70 · high 7.19 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 19:00 0.70 · high 8.11 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.70 · high 8.07 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.70 · high 8.07 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.70 · high 8.24 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.70 · high 7.27 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.70 · high 5.76 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.70 · high 6.21 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.70 · high 5.72 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.70 · high 6.20 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.70 · high 6.06 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.72 · high 6.38 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.72 · high 5.46 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Mon 07:00 0.72 · high 5.28 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Mon 08:00 0.70 · high 4.80 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Mon 09:00 0.70 · high 5.59 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Mon 10:00 0.68 · high 5.21 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Mon 11:00 0.64 · high 4.85 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Mon 12:00 0.62 · high 4.92 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Mon 13:00 0.62 · high 5.23 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Mon 14:00 0.60 · high 5.26 · good 29.80 · good Fair
Mon 15:00 0.60 · high 4.85 · good 29.80 · good Fair
Mon 16:00 0.62 · high 4.83 · good 29.80 · good Fair
Mon 17:00 0.62 · high 6.45 · high 29.80 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 0.64 · high 5.91 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Mon 19:00 0.66 · high 5.99 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.70 · high 5.45 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.72 · high 5.06 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.72 · high 4.65 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.70 · high 4.10 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.70 · high 5.22 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.68 · high 5.00 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.68 · high 4.82 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.66 · high 4.58 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.64 · high 4.80 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.62 · high 4.90 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.60 · high 4.95 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Tue 07:00 0.58 · high 4.12 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Tue 08:00 0.56 · high 4.28 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Tue 09:00 0.54 · high 3.59 · good 29.80 · good Fair
Tue 10:00 0.54 · high 3.75 · good 29.90 · good Fair
Tue 11:00 0.52 · high 3.55 · good 29.90 · good Fair
Tue 12:00 0.52 · high 3.12 · good 30.00 · good Good
Tue 13:00 0.52 · high 2.82 · good 30.00 · good Good
Tue 14:00 0.50 · high 3.08 · good 30.00 · good Good
Tue 15:00 0.50 · high 3.10 · good 29.90 · good Good
Tue 16:00 0.50 · high 3.84 · good 29.90 · good Good
Tue 17:00 0.50 · high 3.55 · good 29.90 · good Good
Tue 18:00 0.50 · high 3.65 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 19:00 0.50 · high 2.94 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.48 · high 4.13 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.48 · high 3.78 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.48 · high 3.48 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.46 · high 2.40 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.46 · high 2.48 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.44 · high 2.30 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.44 · high 1.81 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.42 · high 1.19 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.42 · high 1.96 · good 29.60 · good Poor