What is the best time of day to snorkel in Roatán?

Snorkel in daylight, if possible in the morning before the wind picks up. Currents are often weaker near high slack tide. SnorkelForecast scores each daylight hour for Roatán.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide, within about an hour of the high-tide peak, often has weaker currents. Strong low tides and tidal flow near channels or headlands reduce the score.

MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Roatán Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Poor Data updated Sun 15:02 (CST)

Roatán has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 2.9/10

Sun 17:00 (CST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

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: 0.0/10

Best time: -

Main risk: Waves

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No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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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

28.0°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 09:00–17:00 (25% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

❌ Poor 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 (68 hours)
Darkness (36 hours)
Wind (21 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low drift risk now.

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

Tue 17:00 – Fri 17:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.54 around Wed 12:00; 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 0.76m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 20/24 sampled hours (range 0.54 to 6.51m/s).

Tides range from 0.13m to 0.37m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Tue 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 06:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 07:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 06:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 07:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 08:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 07:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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
Tue 17:00	0.52 · high	5.10 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Tue 18:00	0.52 · high	6.51 · high	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Tue 19:00	0.56 · high	5.90 · high	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Tue 20:00	0.60 · high	5.16 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Tue 21:00	0.64 · high	5.20 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Tue 22:00	0.68 · high	5.75 · high	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Tue 23:00	0.72 · high	6.03 · high	30.40 · good	Poor
Wed 00:00	0.76 · high	2.70 · good	30.40 · good	Poor
Wed 01:00	0.76 · high	2.49 · good	30.30 · good	Poor
Wed 02:00	0.74 · high	1.60 · good	30.30 · good	Poor
Wed 03:00	0.74 · high	1.62 · good	30.30 · good	Poor
Wed 04:00	0.72 · high	1.52 · good	30.30 · good	Poor
Wed 05:00	0.60 · high	1.96 · good	30.30 · good	Poor
Wed 06:00	0.58 · high	1.74 · good	30.30 · good	Fair
Wed 07:00	0.56 · high	1.20 · good	30.40 · good	Fair
Wed 08:00	0.54 · high	2.03 · good	30.50 · out of range	Fair
Wed 09:00	0.52 · high	2.35 · good	30.50 · out of range	Fair
Wed 10:00	0.54 · high	2.33 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Wed 11:00	0.52 · high	1.84 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Wed 12:00	0.50 · high	0.54 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Wed 13:00	0.50 · high	0.86 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Wed 14:00	0.48 · high	1.34 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Wed 15:00	0.48 · high	3.13 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Wed 16:00	0.48 · high	5.11 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Wed 17:00	0.48 · high	5.25 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Wed 18:00	0.48 · high	4.28 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Wed 19:00	0.52 · high	4.85 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Wed 20:00	0.56 · high	5.56 · high	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Wed 21:00	0.60 · high	5.86 · high	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Wed 22:00	0.64 · high	4.91 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Wed 23:00	0.70 · high	2.57 · good	30.40 · good	Poor
Thu 00:00	0.74 · high	3.10 · good	30.40 · good	Poor
Thu 01:00	0.74 · high	3.39 · good	30.30 · good	Poor
Thu 02:00	0.72 · high	3.52 · good	30.30 · good	Poor
Thu 03:00	0.72 · high	2.83 · good	30.30 · good	Poor
Thu 04:00	0.68 · high	2.72 · good	30.30 · good	Poor
Thu 05:00	0.68 · high	3.06 · good	30.30 · good	Poor
Thu 06:00	0.66 · high	1.56 · good	30.30 · good	Fair
Thu 07:00	0.64 · high	1.63 · good	30.40 · good	Fair
Thu 08:00	0.60 · high	1.00 · good	30.50 · out of range	Good
Thu 09:00	0.64 · high	2.67 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Thu 10:00	0.62 · high	2.25 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Thu 11:00	0.58 · high	0.91 · good	30.90 · out of range	Fair
Thu 12:00	0.56 · high	0.25 · good	30.90 · out of range	Fair
Thu 13:00	0.56 · high	1.17 · good	30.90 · out of range	Fair
Thu 14:00	0.56 · high	3.08 · good	30.90 · out of range	Fair
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