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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 · 3.3/10

Sun 08:00 (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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Also see the best places to snorkel in the Caribbean, ranked on our stored historical scores.

Sunrise

05:39

Sunset

17:22

Water

29.6°C

Max air

28.0°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% 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 (68 hours)
  • Darkness (35 hours)
  • Wind (27 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 historical data

Fri 08:00 – Mon 08:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.5 around Fri 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 0.54m to 0.66m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.52 to 4.9m/s).

Tides range from 0.13m to 0.27m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
Fair ⚠️ Fair
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
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Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Fair ⚠️ Fair
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
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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
Fri 08:00 0.66 · high 1.17 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Fri 09:00 0.66 · high 1.04 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Fri 10:00 0.66 · high 1.10 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Fri 11:00 0.64 · high 0.82 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Fri 12:00 0.64 · high 1.14 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Fri 13:00 0.64 · high 1.35 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Fri 14:00 0.62 · high 2.15 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Fri 15:00 0.62 · high 1.84 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Fri 16:00 0.62 · high 2.16 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Fri 17:00 0.60 · high 2.75 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Fri 18:00 0.60 · high 4.18 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 0.60 · high 4.90 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.60 · high 4.30 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.60 · high 3.07 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.60 · high 2.07 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.58 · high 0.52 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.58 · high 1.32 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.58 · high 1.90 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.56 · high 2.00 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.58 · high 2.80 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.58 · high 3.56 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.56 · high 2.74 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.56 · high 3.33 · good 30.30 · good Fair
Sat 07:00 0.54 · high 4.09 · good 30.30 · good Fair
Sat 08:00 0.54 · high 3.64 · good 30.30 · good Fair
Sat 09:00 0.52 · high 3.85 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Sat 10:00 0.52 · high 4.90 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 0.50 · high 5.86 · high 30.50 · out of range Fair
Sat 12:00 0.50 · high 6.08 · high 30.50 · out of range Fair
Sat 13:00 0.50 · high 4.05 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Sat 14:00 0.48 · high 4.55 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Sat 15:00 0.48 · high 5.15 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Sat 16:00 0.56 · high 2.37 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Sat 17:00 0.54 · high 2.29 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Sat 18:00 0.54 · high 2.80 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 19:00 0.54 · high 2.85 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.52 · high 2.46 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.52 · high 3.03 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.50 · high 2.20 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.50 · high 1.75 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.48 · high 1.92 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.50 · high 3.34 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.50 · high 3.30 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.52 · high 3.85 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.46 · high 3.26 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.48 · high 2.61 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.48 · high 2.14 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Sun 07:00 0.48 · high 2.25 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Sun 08:00 0.46 · high 1.91 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Sun 09:00 0.46 · high 2.16 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Sun 10:00 0.46 · high 2.09 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 0.48 · high 1.10 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sun 12:00 0.48 · high 0.82 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sun 13:00 0.48 · high 1.43 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 0.48 · high 1.40 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sun 15:00 0.48 · high 2.34 · good 30.10 · good Fair
Sun 16:00 0.46 · high 3.18 · good 30.10 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 0.42 · high 6.04 · high 30.10 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 0.42 · high 6.24 · high 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 19:00 0.42 · high 5.35 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.42 · high 4.91 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.42 · high 5.37 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.42 · high 3.73 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.42 · high 2.70 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.42 · high 2.25 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.42 · high 1.87 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.44 · high 2.31 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.44 · high 2.71 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.44 · high 3.93 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.48 · high 3.23 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.48 · high 3.27 · good 29.90 · good Fair
Mon 07:00 0.48 · high 5.41 · high 29.90 · good Fair