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Holbox Snorkel Report Today

Mexico · Updated Tue 04:16 (EST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Tue 17:40

Holbox has a usable snorkeling window around Tue 18:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 8.4/10

Best time: Tue 18:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.9 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:19

Sunset

19:33

Water

28.3°C

Max air

30.1°C

Sky

Clear

18% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Tue 23:00 (47% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Wednesday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Tue 23:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (42 hours)
  • Darkness (28 hours)
  • Wind (3 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low drift risk now.

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: Wed 10:00

Wed 10:00, Wed 18:00, Thu 11:00

Nearby alternatives in Mexico

Isla Mujeres

76 km away

✅ Good

Akumal

129 km away

✅ Good

Cozumel

134 km away

✅ Good

Tulum

149 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 22:00 – Fri 22:00 (EST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.67 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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16/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.2m to 0.42m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 1.41 to 5.84m/s).

Tides range from -0.66m to 0.07m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Tue 22:00 0.42 · high 5.84 · high 27.30 · good good
Tue 23:00 0.40 · high 3.59 · good 27.20 · good good
Wed 00:00 0.40 · high 1.41 · good 27.20 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.38 · high 3.30 · good 27.20 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.34 · good 3.89 · good 27.20 · good poor
Wed 03:00 0.32 · good 3.30 · good 27.20 · good poor
Wed 04:00 0.32 · good 4.05 · good 27.10 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.34 · good 3.72 · good 27.10 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.34 · good 2.91 · good 27.10 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.20 · good 1.51 · good 27.10 · good poor
Wed 08:00 0.20 · good 2.13 · good 27.10 · good poor
Wed 09:00 0.20 · good 1.98 · good 27.00 · good poor
Wed 10:00 0.24 · good 2.40 · good 27.00 · good poor
Wed 11:00 0.28 · good 3.42 · good 27.00 · good poor
Wed 12:00 0.32 · good 4.52 · good 27.00 · good good
Wed 13:00 0.34 · good 3.20 · good 27.00 · good good
Wed 14:00 0.38 · high 4.20 · good 27.00 · good good
Wed 15:00 0.40 · high 4.80 · good 27.10 · good good
Wed 16:00 0.38 · high 3.78 · good 27.10 · good good
Wed 17:00 0.36 · good 3.87 · good 27.20 · good good
Wed 18:00 0.34 · good 3.75 · good 27.20 · good good
Wed 19:00 0.36 · good 4.39 · good 27.20 · good good
Wed 20:00 0.36 · good 5.18 · good 27.30 · good good
Wed 21:00 0.38 · high 5.19 · good 27.30 · good good
Wed 22:00 0.36 · good 5.47 · high 27.30 · good good
Wed 23:00 0.36 · good 4.81 · good 27.30 · good good
Thu 00:00 0.34 · good 3.42 · good 27.30 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.32 · good 3.03 · good 27.20 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.32 · good 3.80 · good 27.20 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.30 · good 3.66 · good 27.20 · good poor
Thu 04:00 0.28 · good 3.74 · good 27.10 · good poor
Thu 05:00 0.28 · good 3.46 · good 27.10 · good poor
Thu 06:00 0.26 · good 3.22 · good 27.00 · good poor
Thu 07:00 0.28 · good 3.65 · good 27.00 · good poor
Thu 08:00 0.28 · good 3.30 · good 27.00 · good poor
Thu 09:00 0.30 · good 2.60 · good 26.90 · good poor
Thu 10:00 0.30 · good 2.28 · good 26.90 · good poor
Thu 11:00 0.30 · good 3.65 · good 26.90 · good poor
Thu 12:00 0.30 · good 4.20 · good 26.90 · good good
Thu 13:00 0.32 · good 4.57 · good 26.90 · good good
Thu 14:00 0.36 · good 4.75 · good 27.00 · good good
Thu 15:00 0.38 · high 5.14 · good 27.00 · good good
Thu 16:00 0.40 · high 5.52 · high 27.10 · good good
Thu 17:00 0.40 · high 5.96 · high 27.10 · good good
Thu 18:00 0.42 · high 5.33 · good 27.20 · good good
Thu 19:00 0.44 · high 5.70 · high 27.20 · good fair
Thu 20:00 0.46 · high 5.89 · high 27.20 · good fair
Thu 21:00 0.48 · high 6.07 · high 27.30 · good fair
Thu 22:00 0.48 · high 5.87 · high 27.30 · good fair
Thu 23:00 0.46 · high 5.75 · high 27.30 · good fair
Fri 00:00 0.46 · high 4.94 · good 27.30 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.44 · high 4.87 · good 27.30 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.40 · high 4.50 · good 27.30 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.38 · high 4.00 · good 27.20 · good poor
Fri 04:00 0.36 · good 4.00 · good 27.20 · good poor
Fri 05:00 0.34 · good 3.61 · good 27.20 · good poor
Fri 06:00 0.32 · good 3.45 · good 27.10 · good poor
Fri 07:00 0.30 · good 3.03 · good 27.10 · good poor
Fri 08:00 0.28 · good 2.56 · good 27.10 · good poor
Fri 09:00 0.26 · good 2.56 · good 27.10 · good poor
Fri 10:00 0.26 · good 2.82 · good 27.10 · good poor
Fri 11:00 0.26 · good 2.81 · good 27.10 · good poor
Fri 12:00 0.26 · good 3.26 · good 27.10 · good excellent
Fri 13:00 0.28 · good 3.40 · good 27.10 · good excellent
Fri 14:00 0.32 · good 3.75 · good 27.10 · good good
Fri 15:00 0.34 · good 4.43 · good 27.10 · good good
Fri 16:00 0.38 · high 5.11 · good 27.10 · good good
Fri 17:00 0.40 · high 5.57 · high 27.20 · good good
Fri 18:00 0.44 · high 6.33 · high 27.20 · good fair
Fri 19:00 0.44 · high 6.21 · high 27.20 · good fair
Fri 20:00 0.44 · high 6.85 · high 27.20 · good fair
Fri 21:00 0.44 · high 6.48 · high 27.20 · good good