Can you snorkel in Holbox today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Holbox starts Thu 12:00 and lasts until 23:00. Around 57% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

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

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Holbox so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Holbox Snorkel Report Today

Mexico · Updated Tue 04:16 (EST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Thu 01:16

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

Score: 8.7/10

Best time: Thu 07:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Thu 07:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 12:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.1 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:19

Sunset

19:33

Water

27.8°C

Max air

31.3°C

Sky

Clear

16% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 12:00–23:00 (57% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Thu 12:00 until 23:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (12 hours)
Darkness (9 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 18:00.

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: Thu 11:00

Thu 11:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 06:00 – Fri 06:00 (EST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Tue 01:00; 0 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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16/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.24m to 0.42m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 10.5 to 24.6m/s).

Tides range from -0.45m to -0.11m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Tue 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

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Tue 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

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Wed 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

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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 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

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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

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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Tue 06:00	0.28 · good	14.20 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Tue 07:00	0.28 · good	13.20 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Tue 08:00	0.28 · good	13.00 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Tue 09:00	0.28 · good	13.20 · high	27.40 · good	poor
Tue 10:00	0.30 · good	14.10 · high	27.40 · good	poor
Tue 11:00	0.32 · good	13.20 · high	27.40 · good	poor
Tue 12:00	0.34 · good	13.90 · high	27.40 · good	poor
Tue 13:00	0.36 · good	14.40 · high	27.40 · good	poor
Tue 14:00	0.36 · good	15.50 · high	27.40 · good	poor
Tue 15:00	0.38 · high	16.60 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Tue 16:00	0.38 · high	19.20 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Tue 17:00	0.38 · high	20.30 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Tue 18:00	0.38 · high	22.30 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Tue 19:00	0.40 · high	23.00 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Tue 20:00	0.40 · high	24.60 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.42 · high	20.60 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	0.40 · high	18.70 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	0.36 · good	16.90 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	0.34 · good	13.90 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	0.32 · good	12.10 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	0.28 · good	12.50 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	0.26 · good	11.60 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Wed 04:00	0.24 · good	11.70 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Wed 05:00	0.24 · good	10.50 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Wed 06:00	0.22 · good	10.00 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Wed 07:00	0.22 · good	7.00 · high	27.40 · good	poor
Wed 08:00	0.20 · good	5.90 · high	27.40 · good	poor
Wed 09:00	0.20 · good	6.10 · high	27.40 · good	poor
Wed 10:00	0.20 · good	6.70 · high	27.30 · good	poor
Wed 11:00	0.18 · good	7.70 · high	27.30 · good	poor
Wed 12:00	0.18 · good	7.90 · high	27.30 · good	poor
Wed 13:00	0.18 · good	9.50 · high	27.40 · good	poor
Wed 14:00	0.24 · good	13.10 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Wed 15:00	0.26 · good	14.30 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Wed 16:00	0.30 · good	16.60 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Wed 17:00	0.34 · good	15.80 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Wed 18:00	0.38 · high	19.30 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Wed 19:00	0.38 · high	21.70 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Wed 20:00	0.40 · high	20.60 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	0.40 · high	16.90 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.40 · high	15.90 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.40 · high	19.00 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.40 · high	17.30 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.38 · high	16.10 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	0.36 · good	15.10 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	0.34 · good	13.20 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	0.32 · good	12.10 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	0.30 · good	12.20 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Thu 06:00	0.28 · good	12.10 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Thu 07:00	0.28 · good	11.40 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Thu 08:00	0.26 · good	10.30 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Thu 09:00	0.26 · good	9.00 · high	27.40 · good	poor
Thu 10:00	0.26 · good	9.00 · high	27.40 · good	poor
Thu 11:00	0.26 · good	10.30 · high	27.40 · good	poor
Thu 12:00	0.26 · good	11.60 · high	27.40 · good	poor
Thu 13:00	0.26 · good	12.40 · high	27.40 · good	poor
Thu 14:00	0.26 · good	12.60 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Thu 15:00	0.26 · good	14.60 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	0.30 · good	16.30 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	0.34 · good	18.00 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	0.38 · high	22.30 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	0.40 · high	22.70 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	0.40 · high	21.90 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	0.42 · high	20.90 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	0.40 · high	19.70 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.36 · good	18.40 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.34 · good	15.70 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	0.34 · good	15.20 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	0.32 · good	14.40 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	0.32 · good	15.10 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Fri 04:00	0.30 · good	15.10 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Fri 05:00	0.30 · good	14.50 · high	27.40 · good	poor