Can you snorkel in Isla Mujeres today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Isla Mujeres starts Wed 14:00 and lasts until 23:00. Around 22% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Isla Mujeres?

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 Isla Mujeres 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.

Isla Mujeres Snorkel Report Today

Mexico · Updated Tue 04:13 (EST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Tue 15:53

Isla Mujeres has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 09:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 6.0/10

Best time: Wed 09:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 16:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.3 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:16

Sunset

19:30

Water

29.4°C

Max air

28.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

85% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 14:00–23:00 (22% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 14:00 until 23:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (55 hours)
Tide/current (50 hours)
Darkness (28 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Tue 22:00.

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

Thu 23:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 20:00 – Thu 20:00 (EST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.52 around Mon 18:00; 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 1.02m to 1.14m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 21/24 sampled hours (range 0.74 to 5.94m/s).

Tides range from -0.39m to -0.07m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Mon 20:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 21:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 22:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 23:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 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

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 20:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 21:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 22:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 23:00 good 🌟 Good

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 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 20:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 21:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 22:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 23:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 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

Thu 19:00 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Mon 20:00	1.04 · high	4.43 · good	29.10 · good	fair
Mon 21:00	1.04 · high	4.51 · good	29.10 · good	fair
Mon 22:00	1.04 · high	4.12 · good	29.10 · good	fair
Mon 23:00	1.06 · high	3.59 · good	29.10 · good	fair
Tue 00:00	1.06 · high	3.60 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	1.08 · high	3.74 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	1.12 · high	5.10 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	1.14 · high	5.69 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Tue 04:00	1.10 · high	5.46 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Tue 05:00	1.06 · high	4.07 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Tue 06:00	1.02 · high	4.65 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Tue 07:00	1.02 · high	4.30 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Tue 08:00	1.02 · high	5.94 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Tue 09:00	1.02 · high	2.73 · good	28.60 · good	poor
Tue 10:00	1.04 · high	0.74 · good	28.60 · good	poor
Tue 11:00	1.04 · high	1.15 · good	28.60 · good	poor
Tue 12:00	1.06 · high	1.38 · good	28.60 · good	fair
Tue 13:00	1.08 · high	4.34 · good	28.60 · good	fair
Tue 14:00	1.08 · high	4.81 · good	28.60 · good	fair
Tue 15:00	1.10 · high	4.20 · good	28.70 · good	fair
Tue 16:00	1.10 · high	4.38 · good	28.80 · good	fair
Tue 17:00	1.12 · high	4.19 · good	28.80 · good	fair
Tue 18:00	1.12 · high	3.55 · good	28.90 · good	fair
Tue 19:00	1.12 · high	3.63 · good	28.90 · good	fair
Tue 20:00	1.14 · high	7.13 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Tue 21:00	1.14 · high	6.88 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Tue 22:00	1.14 · high	5.97 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Tue 23:00	1.14 · high	2.04 · good	29.00 · good	good
Wed 00:00	1.14 · high	2.16 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	1.16 · high	3.94 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	1.16 · high	3.74 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	1.18 · high	6.05 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Wed 04:00	1.22 · high	4.93 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Wed 05:00	1.26 · high	5.22 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Wed 06:00	1.30 · high	2.44 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Wed 07:00	1.06 · high	3.60 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Wed 08:00	1.04 · high	4.04 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Wed 09:00	1.04 · high	3.91 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Wed 10:00	1.04 · high	4.63 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Wed 11:00	1.06 · high	8.01 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Wed 12:00	1.06 · high	9.26 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Wed 13:00	1.08 · high	6.19 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Wed 14:00	1.08 · high	6.31 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Wed 15:00	1.10 · high	6.55 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Wed 16:00	1.12 · high	6.17 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Wed 17:00	1.16 · high	4.69 · good	28.80 · good	fair
Wed 18:00	1.18 · high	3.96 · good	28.90 · good	fair
Wed 19:00	1.20 · high	5.01 · good	28.90 · good	fair
Wed 20:00	1.24 · high	6.03 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Wed 21:00	1.26 · high	5.81 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Wed 22:00	1.22 · high	4.44 · good	29.00 · good	fair
Wed 23:00	1.20 · high	3.50 · good	29.10 · good	fair
Thu 00:00	1.16 · high	3.89 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	1.14 · high	4.70 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	1.14 · high	4.53 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	1.12 · high	4.40 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	1.12 · high	4.65 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	1.10 · high	4.52 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Thu 06:00	1.10 · high	4.65 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Thu 07:00	1.10 · high	4.95 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Thu 08:00	1.10 · high	4.10 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Thu 09:00	1.10 · high	3.40 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Thu 10:00	1.10 · high	2.46 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Thu 11:00	1.10 · high	3.79 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Thu 12:00	1.10 · high	4.88 · good	28.80 · good	fair
Thu 13:00	1.12 · high	5.38 · good	28.80 · good	fair
Thu 14:00	1.12 · high	5.71 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Thu 15:00	1.14 · high	5.55 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Thu 16:00	1.14 · high	5.19 · good	28.80 · good	fair
Thu 17:00	1.16 · high	4.90 · good	28.90 · good	fair
Thu 18:00	1.16 · high	4.62 · good	28.90 · good	fair
Thu 19:00	1.16 · high	4.24 · good	28.90 · good	fair