MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Roatán Snorkel Report Today

Honduras · Updated Sun 15:02 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sun 15:02 (CST)

Roatán looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 16:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 3.5/10

Sun 15:00 (CST)

Later today

Fair · 3.5/10

Sun 16:00 (CST)

Next three days

Good · 7.1/10

Wed 06:00 (CST)

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

Score: 3.5/10

Best time: Sun 16:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 16:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.1 m/s.

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Also see the best places to snorkel in the Caribbean, ranked on our stored historical scores.

Sunrise

05:39

Sunset

17:22

Water

29.8°C

Max air

28.6°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

59% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 09:00–17:00 (24% 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 09:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Darkness (36 hours)
  • Wind (23 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 18:00.

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

Next early morning high tide: Mon 04:00

Mon 04:00, Mon 16:00, Tue 04:00, Tue 16:00

Nearby alternatives in Honduras

Utila

45 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 15:00 – Sun 15:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.49 around Thu 15:00; 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 1.02m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 0.05 to 5.74m/s).

Tides range from 0.12m to 0.36m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
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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
Thu 15:00 0.56 · high 3.54 · good 30.90 · out of range Fair
Thu 16:00 0.62 · high 2.36 · good 30.80 · out of range Fair
Thu 17:00 0.66 · high 2.93 · good 30.80 · out of range Fair
Thu 18:00 0.72 · high 2.76 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Thu 19:00 0.80 · high 3.15 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Thu 20:00 0.90 · high 3.69 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 21:00 0.98 · high 2.94 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 22:00 1.00 · high 1.19 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 23:00 1.00 · high 2.88 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 1.02 · high 0.05 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.98 · high 5.74 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.92 · high 3.11 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.88 · high 4.37 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.84 · high 2.06 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.60 · high 4.06 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.60 · high 1.35 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Fri 07:00 0.58 · high 0.97 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Fri 08:00 0.58 · high 1.82 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Fri 09:00 0.56 · high 1.35 · good 30.70 · out of range Fair
Fri 10:00 0.54 · high 1.21 · good 30.90 · out of range Fair
Fri 11:00 0.52 · high 0.35 · good 31.00 · out of range Fair
Fri 12:00 0.50 · high 0.90 · good 31.10 · out of range Fair
Fri 13:00 0.48 · high 1.49 · good 31.10 · out of range Fair
Fri 14:00 0.48 · high 2.19 · good 31.00 · out of range Fair
Fri 15:00 0.46 · high 2.71 · good 30.90 · out of range Fair
Fri 16:00 0.44 · high 2.25 · good 30.80 · out of range Fair
Fri 17:00 0.44 · high 1.71 · good 30.70 · out of range Fair
Fri 18:00 0.42 · high 2.05 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 19:00 0.42 · high 2.46 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Fri 20:00 0.40 · high 2.60 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Fri 21:00 0.40 · high 2.67 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Fri 22:00 0.40 · high 4.46 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 23:00 0.42 · high 4.20 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 00:00 0.42 · high 0.94 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 01:00 0.44 · high 1.56 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.46 · high 1.35 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.48 · high 1.09 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.50 · high 2.37 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.44 · high 1.75 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.46 · high 2.96 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Sat 07:00 0.46 · high 2.31 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Sat 08:00 0.44 · high 2.05 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sat 09:00 0.44 · high 2.34 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Sat 10:00 0.42 · high 2.15 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Sat 11:00 0.40 · high 1.97 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Sat 12:00 0.40 · high 2.31 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Sat 13:00 0.40 · high 2.67 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Sat 14:00 0.38 · high 2.06 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Sat 15:00 0.38 · high 1.30 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Sat 16:00 0.38 · high 3.93 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Sat 17:00 0.36 · good 5.23 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Sat 18:00 0.36 · good 6.15 · high 31.00 · out of range Poor
Sat 19:00 0.40 · high 6.69 · high 31.00 · out of range Poor
Sat 20:00 0.44 · high 6.00 · high 30.90 · out of range Poor
Sat 21:00 0.48 · high 6.07 · high 30.80 · out of range Poor
Sat 22:00 0.50 · high 5.99 · high 30.70 · out of range Poor
Sat 23:00 0.54 · high 5.67 · high 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 00:00 0.56 · high 4.22 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 01:00 0.54 · high 4.66 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 02:00 0.54 · high 5.52 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.52 · high 4.52 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.52 · high 4.86 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.54 · high 6.30 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.56 · high 6.99 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.60 · high 6.47 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.66 · high 5.85 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 0.70 · high 5.49 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 10:00 0.72 · high 5.97 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 11:00 0.72 · high 8.47 · high 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 12:00 0.74 · high 5.83 · high 30.50 · out of range Fair
Sun 13:00 0.74 · high 6.25 · high 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 14:00 0.76 · high 7.54 · high 30.50 · out of range Poor