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

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 Utila.

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

Utila Snorkel Report Today

Honduras · Updated Sat 00:44 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sat 00:44 (CST)

Utila looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sat 00:00 (CST)

Later today

Fair · 4.9/10

Sat 17:00 (CST)

Next three days

Fair · 5.3/10

Mon 12:00 (CST)

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

Score: 4.9/10

Best time: Sat 17:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sat 11:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Sat 17:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.4 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:40

Sunset

17:25

Water

30.1°C

Max air

27.7°C

Sky

Cloudy

96% cloud

No good model window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Mon 12:00: Fair (0.53) · still limited by waves
Sun 11:00: Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves, tide/current
Sun 09:00: Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (71 hours)
Darkness (35 hours)
Tide/current (30 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 11:00.

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: Sat 02:00

Sat 02:00, Mon 04:00, Mon 16:00

Nearby alternatives in Honduras

Roatán

45 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 00:00 – Wed 00:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.56 around Sun 08:00; 9 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 0.42m to 1.12m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 10/24 sampled hours (range 1.82 to 8.25m/s).

Tides range from 0.14m to 0.29m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sun 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 06:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 07:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 08:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 10:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 06:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 07:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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

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 00:00	0.42 · high	4.46 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sun 01:00	0.42 · high	4.08 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sun 02:00	0.42 · high	4.11 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sun 03:00	0.42 · high	3.29 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sun 04:00	0.42 · high	2.15 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sun 05:00	0.42 · high	7.97 · high	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Sun 06:00	0.42 · high	4.60 · good	30.50 · out of range	Fair
Sun 07:00	0.44 · high	4.61 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Sun 08:00	0.44 · high	2.32 · good	30.70 · out of range	Good
Sun 09:00	0.46 · high	1.82 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Sun 10:00	0.50 · high	2.03 · good	30.90 · out of range	Good
Sun 11:00	0.52 · high	6.03 · high	31.00 · out of range	Fair
Sun 12:00	0.56 · high	6.78 · high	31.10 · out of range	Fair
Sun 13:00	0.60 · high	6.56 · high	31.10 · out of range	Fair
Sun 14:00	0.62 · high	5.88 · high	31.00 · out of range	Fair
Sun 15:00	0.66 · high	7.88 · high	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Sun 16:00	0.68 · high	8.21 · high	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Sun 17:00	0.70 · high	7.83 · high	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Sun 18:00	0.94 · high	7.75 · high	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sun 19:00	0.98 · high	7.80 · high	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sun 20:00	1.02 · high	7.80 · high	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sun 21:00	1.06 · high	7.35 · high	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sun 22:00	1.08 · high	8.25 · high	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sun 23:00	1.12 · high	7.70 · high	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Mon 00:00	1.14 · high	9.06 · high	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Mon 01:00	1.10 · high	8.81 · high	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Mon 02:00	1.06 · high	7.82 · high	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Mon 03:00	1.02 · high	6.89 · high	30.40 · good	Poor
Mon 04:00	0.96 · high	5.85 · high	30.40 · good	Poor
Mon 05:00	0.84 · high	7.20 · high	30.40 · good	Poor
Mon 06:00	0.78 · high	6.56 · high	30.30 · good	Poor
Mon 07:00	0.74 · high	6.05 · high	30.30 · good	Poor
Mon 08:00	0.70 · high	7.10 · high	30.40 · good	Fair
Mon 09:00	0.66 · high	5.21 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Mon 10:00	0.64 · high	5.00 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Mon 11:00	0.68 · high	3.70 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Mon 12:00	0.66 · high	3.64 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Mon 13:00	0.64 · high	3.79 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Mon 14:00	0.64 · high	3.90 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Mon 15:00	0.62 · high	4.75 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Mon 16:00	0.62 · high	4.88 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Mon 17:00	0.60 · high	4.86 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Mon 18:00	0.60 · high	4.35 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Mon 19:00	0.60 · high	3.45 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Mon 20:00	0.58 · high	2.93 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Mon 21:00	0.58 · high	3.39 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Mon 22:00	0.58 · high	2.96 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Mon 23:00	0.56 · high	1.68 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Tue 00:00	0.56 · high	1.91 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Tue 01:00	0.56 · high	1.06 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Tue 02:00	0.56 · high	2.75 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Tue 03:00	0.56 · high	1.31 · good	30.40 · good	Poor
Tue 04:00	0.56 · high	0.59 · good	30.40 · good	Poor
Tue 05:00	0.54 · high	0.18 · good	30.40 · good	Poor
Tue 06:00	0.54 · high	2.80 · good	30.40 · good	Fair
Tue 07:00	0.54 · high	2.95 · good	30.40 · good	Fair
Tue 08:00	0.54 · high	3.81 · good	30.50 · out of range	Fair
Tue 09:00	0.54 · high	1.47 · good	30.50 · out of range	Fair
Tue 10:00	0.54 · high	1.42 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Tue 11:00	0.52 · high	3.47 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Tue 12:00	0.52 · high	3.68 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Tue 13:00	0.52 · high	3.86 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Tue 14:00	0.52 · high	3.47 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Tue 15:00	0.52 · high	3.18 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Tue 16:00	0.52 · high	2.80 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Tue 17:00	0.52 · high	2.47 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Tue 18:00	0.52 · high	1.10 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Tue 19:00	0.52 · high	1.40 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Tue 20:00	0.52 · high	3.29 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Tue 21:00	0.52 · high	2.10 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Tue 22:00	0.52 · high	1.20 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Tue 23:00	0.52 · high	1.30 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor