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 21:16 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

No forecast for later today Data updated Sun 21:16 (CST)

No remaining forecast hours are available for today in Roatán. Check the three-day outlook.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sun 23:00 (CST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Excellent · 7.2/10

Wed 16:00 (CST)

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

Score: No score

Best time: -

Main risk: Changing Conditions

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Sunrise

05:39

Sunset

17:22

Water

29.7°C

Max air

28.6°C

Sky

Cloudy

98% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 08:00–12:00 (28% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 08:00 and lasts until 12:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (69 hours)
Darkness (33 hours)
Tide/current (15 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 12:00.

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, Wed 17:00

Nearby alternatives in Honduras

Utila

45 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 23:00 – Sat 23:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.49 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.7m to 0.84m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 17/24 sampled hours (range 1.45 to 6.33m/s).

Tides range from 0.13m to 0.32m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

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 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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

Fri 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 07:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

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 23:00	0.72 · high	4.16 · good	30.10 · good	Poor
Thu 00:00	0.76 · high	4.46 · good	30.00 · good	Poor
Thu 01:00	0.76 · high	5.44 · high	30.00 · good	Poor
Thu 02:00	0.76 · high	4.38 · good	30.00 · good	Poor
Thu 03:00	0.76 · high	4.14 · good	30.00 · good	Poor
Thu 04:00	0.74 · high	3.94 · good	30.00 · good	Poor
Thu 05:00	0.80 · high	2.20 · good	30.00 · good	Poor
Thu 06:00	0.78 · high	2.08 · good	30.10 · good	Fair
Thu 07:00	0.76 · high	2.11 · good	30.10 · good	Fair
Thu 08:00	0.74 · high	5.30 · good	30.20 · good	Fair
Thu 09:00	0.72 · high	4.30 · good	30.40 · good	Fair
Thu 10:00	0.70 · high	2.46 · good	30.50 · out of range	Fair
Thu 11:00	0.76 · high	4.03 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Thu 12:00	0.74 · high	3.11 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Thu 13:00	0.72 · high	1.45 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Thu 14:00	0.72 · high	3.11 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Thu 15:00	0.70 · high	4.46 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Thu 16:00	0.70 · high	4.71 · good	30.50 · out of range	Fair
Thu 17:00	0.72 · high	5.99 · high	30.50 · out of range	Fair
Thu 18:00	0.72 · high	5.85 · high	30.40 · good	Poor
Thu 19:00	0.76 · high	5.85 · high	30.40 · good	Poor
Thu 20:00	0.78 · high	6.17 · high	30.30 · good	Poor
Thu 21:00	0.82 · high	5.77 · high	30.30 · good	Poor
Thu 22:00	0.84 · high	6.33 · high	30.20 · good	Poor
Thu 23:00	0.88 · high	6.82 · high	30.20 · good	Poor
Fri 00:00	0.90 · high	6.43 · high	30.20 · good	Poor
Fri 01:00	0.92 · high	5.52 · high	30.20 · good	Poor
Fri 02:00	0.92 · high	6.00 · high	30.10 · good	Poor
Fri 03:00	0.94 · high	5.19 · good	30.10 · good	Poor
Fri 04:00	0.94 · high	3.63 · good	30.10 · good	Poor
Fri 05:00	0.86 · high	3.54 · good	30.10 · good	Poor
Fri 06:00	0.86 · high	4.17 · good	30.20 · good	Fair
Fri 07:00	0.84 · high	4.16 · good	30.30 · good	Fair
Fri 08:00	0.82 · high	3.80 · good	30.40 · good	Fair
Fri 09:00	0.80 · high	3.36 · good	30.50 · out of range	Fair
Fri 10:00	0.78 · high	2.43 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Fri 11:00	0.74 · high	2.95 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Fri 12:00	0.72 · high	1.75 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Fri 13:00	0.72 · high	2.49 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Fri 14:00	0.70 · high	2.34 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Fri 15:00	0.70 · high	2.66 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Fri 16:00	0.70 · high	3.09 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Fri 17:00	0.70 · high	3.11 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Fri 18:00	0.70 · high	8.44 · high	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Fri 19:00	0.78 · high	7.78 · high	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Fri 20:00	0.88 · high	6.96 · high	30.40 · good	Poor
Fri 21:00	0.96 · high	8.13 · high	30.40 · good	Poor
Fri 22:00	0.98 · high	8.03 · high	30.40 · good	Poor
Fri 23:00	1.02 · high	7.42 · high	30.40 · good	Poor
Sat 00:00	1.04 · high	7.95 · high	30.30 · good	Poor
Sat 01:00	1.02 · high	6.22 · high	30.30 · good	Poor
Sat 02:00	1.00 · high	4.44 · good	30.30 · good	Poor
Sat 03:00	0.98 · high	2.22 · good	30.20 · good	Poor
Sat 04:00	0.94 · high	2.04 · good	30.20 · good	Poor
Sat 05:00	0.94 · high	2.39 · good	30.20 · good	Poor
Sat 06:00	0.88 · high	2.65 · good	30.20 · good	Fair
Sat 07:00	0.84 · high	2.59 · good	30.30 · good	Fair
Sat 08:00	0.80 · high	1.79 · good	30.40 · good	Fair
Sat 09:00	0.76 · high	1.58 · good	30.50 · out of range	Fair
Sat 10:00	0.74 · high	1.03 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Sat 11:00	0.70 · high	2.71 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Sat 12:00	0.68 · high	3.55 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Sat 13:00	0.66 · high	4.20 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Sat 14:00	0.66 · high	4.55 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Sat 15:00	0.64 · high	5.49 · high	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Sat 16:00	0.70 · high	7.06 · high	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Sat 17:00	0.74 · high	7.02 · high	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Sat 18:00	0.80 · high	6.11 · high	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sat 19:00	0.88 · high	7.37 · high	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sat 20:00	0.98 · high	8.10 · high	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sat 21:00	1.06 · high	8.51 · high	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sat 22:00	1.08 · high	8.49 · high	30.50 · out of range	Poor