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

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 Negril.

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.

Negril Snorkel Report Today

Jamaica · Updated Mon 19:01 (EST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Mon 19:01 (EST)

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

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Mon 19:00 (EST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Good · 6.8/10

Thu 08:00 (EST)

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

Sunrise

06:02

Sunset

18:09

Water

29.8°C

Max air

25.3°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

68% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Thu 07:00–10:00 (13% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Monday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Thu 07:00 and lasts until 10:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (71 hours)
Tide/current (49 hours)
Darkness (35 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Tue 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: Tue 06:00

Tue 06:00, Wed 19:00, Thu 07:00

Nearby alternatives in Jamaica

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 19:00 – Thu 19:00 (EST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.58 around Tue 18:00; 13 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 0.52m to 0.6m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.46 to 3.48m/s).

Tides range from 0.25m to 0.48m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

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 Good 🌟 Good

Tue 18:00 Good 🌟 Good

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 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 07:00 Good 🌟 Good

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 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 08:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 09:00 Good 🌟 Good

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 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
Mon 19:00	0.60 · high	3.48 · good	31.00 · out of range	Poor
Mon 20:00	0.60 · high	3.04 · good	31.00 · out of range	Poor
Mon 21:00	0.58 · high	3.26 · good	31.00 · out of range	Poor
Mon 22:00	0.58 · high	3.01 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Mon 23:00	0.56 · high	2.75 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Tue 00:00	0.54 · high	2.12 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Tue 01:00	0.52 · high	2.26 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Tue 02:00	0.52 · high	2.28 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Tue 03:00	0.52 · high	1.49 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Tue 04:00	0.52 · high	0.85 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Tue 05:00	0.52 · high	2.42 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Tue 06:00	0.54 · high	1.18 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Tue 07:00	0.56 · high	1.39 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Tue 08:00	0.58 · high	1.36 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Tue 09:00	0.58 · high	0.67 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Tue 10:00	0.60 · high	0.46 · good	30.90 · out of range	Fair
Tue 11:00	0.60 · high	1.88 · good	31.00 · out of range	Fair
Tue 12:00	0.58 · high	1.33 · good	31.10 · out of range	Fair
Tue 13:00	0.58 · high	1.17 · good	31.20 · out of range	Fair
Tue 14:00	0.52 · high	0.52 · good	31.20 · out of range	Fair
Tue 15:00	0.52 · high	1.30 · good	31.20 · out of range	Fair
Tue 16:00	0.52 · high	1.18 · good	31.10 · out of range	Fair
Tue 17:00	0.52 · high	0.96 · good	31.10 · out of range	Good
Tue 18:00	0.52 · high	0.97 · good	31.00 · out of range	Good
Tue 19:00	0.52 · high	1.12 · good	31.00 · out of range	Poor
Tue 20:00	0.52 · high	1.03 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Tue 21:00	0.54 · high	1.07 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Tue 22:00	0.54 · high	0.72 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Tue 23:00	0.58 · high	0.46 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Wed 00:00	0.62 · high	0.73 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Wed 01:00	0.66 · high	0.86 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Wed 02:00	0.66 · high	0.71 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Wed 03:00	0.64 · high	0.45 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Wed 04:00	0.64 · high	1.15 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Wed 05:00	0.66 · high	0.87 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Wed 06:00	0.52 · high	1.46 · good	30.40 · good	Good
Wed 07:00	0.52 · high	1.13 · good	30.50 · out of range	Good
Wed 08:00	0.56 · high	1.00 · good	30.50 · out of range	Fair
Wed 09:00	0.58 · high	1.71 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Wed 10:00	0.62 · high	1.75 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Wed 11:00	0.64 · high	2.37 · good	30.90 · out of range	Fair
Wed 12:00	0.68 · high	2.10 · good	31.00 · out of range	Fair
Wed 13:00	0.70 · high	2.05 · good	31.10 · out of range	Fair
Wed 14:00	0.70 · high	1.34 · good	31.10 · out of range	Fair
Wed 15:00	0.70 · high	1.32 · good	31.10 · out of range	Fair
Wed 16:00	0.70 · high	0.92 · good	31.10 · out of range	Fair
Wed 17:00	0.70 · high	0.78 · good	31.10 · out of range	Fair
Wed 18:00	0.70 · high	0.65 · good	31.00 · out of range	Fair
Wed 19:00	0.70 · high	1.10 · good	31.00 · out of range	Poor
Wed 20:00	0.68 · high	1.05 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Wed 21:00	0.68 · high	0.97 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Wed 22:00	0.66 · high	1.08 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Wed 23:00	0.66 · high	1.10 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Thu 00:00	0.64 · high	0.90 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Thu 01:00	0.64 · high	1.41 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Thu 02:00	0.64 · high	0.97 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Thu 03:00	0.64 · high	0.97 · good	30.40 · good	Poor
Thu 04:00	0.64 · high	2.14 · good	30.40 · good	Poor
Thu 05:00	0.66 · high	0.61 · good	30.40 · good	Poor
Thu 06:00	0.62 · high	1.33 · good	30.40 · good	Fair
Thu 07:00	0.62 · high	0.78 · good	30.40 · good	Good
Thu 08:00	0.62 · high	0.28 · good	30.50 · out of range	Good
Thu 09:00	0.64 · high	0.36 · good	30.60 · out of range	Good
Thu 10:00	0.64 · high	1.08 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Thu 11:00	0.64 · high	1.58 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Thu 12:00	0.66 · high	2.38 · good	30.90 · out of range	Fair
Thu 13:00	0.66 · high	1.64 · good	30.90 · out of range	Fair
Thu 14:00	0.68 · high	1.33 · good	30.90 · out of range	Fair
Thu 15:00	0.70 · high	1.42 · good	30.90 · out of range	Fair
Thu 16:00	0.74 · high	1.14 · good	30.90 · out of range	Fair
Thu 17:00	0.76 · high	1.37 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Thu 18:00	0.76 · high	1.73 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair