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

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 Holbox.

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.

Holbox Snorkel Report Today

Mexico · Updated Tue 02:08 (EST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Tue 02:08 (EST)

Holbox has a usable snorkeling window around Tue 07:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Tue 02:00 (EST)

Later today

Excellent · 9.2/10

Tue 08:00 (EST)

Next three days

Excellent · 9.5/10

Wed 07:00 (EST)

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

Score: 9.2/10

Best time: Tue 07:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Tue 08:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Tue 12:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.7 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:38

Sunset

18:46

Water

29.2°C

Max air

31.7°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

63% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 07:00–18:00 (51% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Wednesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 07:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (42 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 23:00.

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 07:00

Tue 07:00, Wed 07:00, Thu 17:00

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✅ Good

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✅ Good

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✅ Good

Puerto Morelos

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✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 02:00 – Sat 02:00 (EST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.83 around Wed 07:00; 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.12m to 0.36m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 22/24 sampled hours (range 1.0 to 5.61m/s).

Tides range from -0.41m to 0.07m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Wed 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 07:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 08:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 09:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 10:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 11:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 12:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 13:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 14:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 15:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 17:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 18:00 Good 🌟 Good

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 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 07:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 08:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 09:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 10:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 11:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 12:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 13:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 14:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 15:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 16:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 17:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 18:00 Good 🌟 Good

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 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 07:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 08:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 09:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 10:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 11:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 12:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 13:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 14:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 15:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 16:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 17:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 18:00 Good 🌟 Good

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

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 02:00	0.14 · good	2.48 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Wed 03:00	0.14 · good	1.88 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Wed 04:00	0.12 · good	1.68 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Wed 05:00	0.12 · good	1.10 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Wed 06:00	0.14 · good	2.20 · good	28.20 · good	Poor
Wed 07:00	0.14 · good	2.16 · good	28.20 · good	Excellent
Wed 08:00	0.16 · good	2.40 · good	28.20 · good	Excellent
Wed 09:00	0.16 · good	3.15 · good	28.30 · good	Excellent
Wed 10:00	0.18 · good	3.62 · good	28.30 · good	Good
Wed 11:00	0.24 · good	3.39 · good	28.40 · good	Good
Wed 12:00	0.30 · good	4.03 · good	28.40 · good	Good
Wed 13:00	0.36 · good	4.38 · good	28.50 · good	Good
Wed 14:00	0.36 · good	5.61 · high	28.50 · good	Good
Wed 15:00	0.36 · good	5.48 · high	28.50 · good	Good
Wed 16:00	0.36 · good	4.88 · good	28.50 · good	Fair
Wed 17:00	0.32 · good	3.99 · good	28.50 · good	Good
Wed 18:00	0.30 · good	3.35 · good	28.40 · good	Good
Wed 19:00	0.26 · good	1.52 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Wed 20:00	0.26 · good	1.00 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Wed 21:00	0.26 · good	2.94 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Wed 22:00	0.26 · good	3.78 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Wed 23:00	0.26 · good	3.65 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Thu 00:00	0.24 · good	3.55 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Thu 01:00	0.24 · good	2.58 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Thu 02:00	0.22 · good	2.44 · good	28.20 · good	Poor
Thu 03:00	0.22 · good	2.20 · good	28.20 · good	Poor
Thu 04:00	0.20 · good	1.70 · good	28.20 · good	Poor
Thu 05:00	0.18 · good	1.49 · good	28.10 · good	Poor
Thu 06:00	0.12 · good	1.77 · good	28.10 · good	Poor
Thu 07:00	0.12 · good	1.80 · good	28.10 · good	Excellent
Thu 08:00	0.12 · good	1.95 · good	28.20 · good	Excellent
Thu 09:00	0.12 · good	2.26 · good	28.20 · good	Excellent
Thu 10:00	0.12 · good	2.68 · good	28.30 · good	Excellent
Thu 11:00	0.12 · good	3.01 · good	28.40 · good	Excellent
Thu 12:00	0.14 · good	3.65 · good	28.50 · good	Excellent
Thu 13:00	0.14 · good	3.74 · good	28.50 · good	Excellent
Thu 14:00	0.18 · good	3.78 · good	28.60 · good	Excellent
Thu 15:00	0.24 · good	3.60 · good	28.60 · good	Excellent
Thu 16:00	0.28 · good	4.35 · good	28.60 · good	Good
Thu 17:00	0.26 · good	4.63 · good	28.60 · good	Good
Thu 18:00	0.26 · good	4.03 · good	28.60 · good	Good
Thu 19:00	0.24 · good	2.55 · good	28.60 · good	Poor
Thu 20:00	0.22 · good	2.39 · good	28.60 · good	Poor
Thu 21:00	0.20 · good	1.73 · good	28.60 · good	Poor
Thu 22:00	0.18 · good	1.42 · good	28.50 · good	Poor
Thu 23:00	0.16 · good	1.20 · good	28.50 · good	Poor
Fri 00:00	0.14 · good	0.97 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Fri 01:00	0.12 · good	1.69 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Fri 02:00	0.10 · good	1.62 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Fri 03:00	0.10 · good	1.52 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Fri 04:00	0.08 · good	1.05 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Fri 05:00	0.08 · good	1.05 · good	28.20 · good	Poor
Fri 06:00	0.12 · good	0.21 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Fri 07:00	0.12 · good	0.18 · good	28.40 · good	Excellent
Fri 08:00	0.12 · good	0.14 · good	28.50 · good	Excellent
Fri 09:00	0.10 · good	0.90 · good	28.60 · good	Excellent
Fri 10:00	0.10 · good	1.91 · good	28.70 · good	Excellent
Fri 11:00	0.10 · good	2.62 · good	28.80 · good	Excellent
Fri 12:00	0.12 · good	3.08 · good	29.00 · good	Excellent
Fri 13:00	0.12 · good	3.64 · good	29.00 · good	Excellent
Fri 14:00	0.18 · good	4.48 · good	29.10 · good	Excellent
Fri 15:00	0.14 · good	4.12 · good	29.00 · good	Good
Fri 16:00	0.18 · good	3.47 · good	29.00 · good	Good
Fri 17:00	0.20 · good	3.96 · good	29.00 · good	Good
Fri 18:00	0.20 · good	4.19 · good	29.00 · good	Good
Fri 19:00	0.22 · good	4.20 · good	28.90 · good	Poor
Fri 20:00	0.20 · good	4.15 · good	28.90 · good	Poor
Fri 21:00	0.20 · good	3.71 · good	28.80 · good	Poor
Fri 22:00	0.18 · good	3.21 · good	28.80 · good	Poor
Fri 23:00	0.16 · good	3.14 · good	28.80 · good	Poor
Sat 00:00	0.14 · good	2.92 · good	28.70 · good	Poor
Sat 01:00	0.12 · good	2.34 · good	28.70 · good	Poor