MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Tulum Snorkel Report Today

Mexico · Updated Tue 18:45 (EST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Tue 18:45 (EST)

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

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Tue 21:00 (EST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Good · 6.4/10

Thu 14:00 (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

06:47

Sunset

18:21

Water

29.7°C

Max air

25.2°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

70% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Wed 07:00–08:00 (25% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Wed 07:00 and lasts until 08:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (68 hours)
  • Tide/current (43 hours)
  • Darkness (33 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 15:00.

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: Fri 07:00

Wed 18:00, Thu 18:00, Fri 07:00

Nearby alternatives in Mexico

Akumal

26 km away

✅ Good

Palancar Reef

48 km away

❌ Poor

Chankanaab

56 km away

✅ Good

Cozumel

61 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 21:00 – Mon 21:00 (EST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.65 around Sat 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.4m to 0.58m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.4 to 2.67m/s).

Tides range from 0.11m to 0.33m; 0 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Fri 21:00 0.58 · high 1.26 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.58 · high 0.96 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.58 · high 1.11 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.56 · high 1.51 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.56 · high 1.23 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.56 · high 1.16 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.58 · high 1.08 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.58 · high 0.92 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.58 · high 0.40 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.44 · high 1.10 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.44 · high 0.97 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sat 08:00 0.42 · high 1.50 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sat 09:00 0.40 · high 1.48 · good 30.20 · good Good
Sat 10:00 0.40 · high 1.61 · good 30.20 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.40 · high 2.50 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sat 12:00 0.40 · high 2.45 · good 30.30 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 0.40 · high 2.40 · good 30.30 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 0.40 · high 2.67 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sat 15:00 0.40 · high 2.31 · good 30.30 · good Fair
Sat 16:00 0.40 · high 2.35 · good 30.30 · good Fair
Sat 17:00 0.40 · high 1.75 · good 30.30 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 0.42 · high 1.80 · good 30.30 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 0.42 · high 1.03 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.42 · high 1.15 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.42 · high 1.00 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.42 · high 0.90 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.42 · high 0.75 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.40 · high 0.96 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.40 · high 0.65 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.40 · high 0.43 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.40 · high 1.52 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.40 · high 1.90 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.40 · high 1.85 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.34 · good 1.58 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.34 · good 1.70 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sun 08:00 0.34 · good 0.94 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Sun 09:00 0.36 · good 2.26 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Sun 10:00 0.36 · good 2.61 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sun 11:00 0.36 · good 2.82 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 12:00 0.34 · good 2.85 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 13:00 0.34 · good 2.93 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Sun 14:00 0.34 · good 2.89 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Sun 15:00 0.34 · good 3.10 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Sun 16:00 0.34 · good 3.29 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Sun 17:00 0.34 · good 3.41 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 18:00 0.36 · good 2.86 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Sun 19:00 0.36 · good 2.78 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.38 · high 2.83 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.38 · high 2.84 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.40 · high 2.93 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.40 · high 3.01 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.42 · high 2.31 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.42 · high 2.36 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.42 · high 1.86 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.42 · high 1.33 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.42 · high 1.03 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.42 · high 0.85 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.44 · high 0.65 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.44 · high 0.92 · good 30.10 · good Good
Mon 08:00 0.44 · high 1.03 · good 30.20 · good Good
Mon 09:00 0.42 · high 1.53 · good 30.20 · good Good
Mon 10:00 0.42 · high 1.42 · good 30.30 · good Good
Mon 11:00 0.42 · high 2.87 · good 30.40 · good Good
Mon 12:00 0.42 · high 3.25 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Mon 13:00 0.42 · high 3.43 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Mon 14:00 0.42 · high 3.19 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Mon 15:00 0.42 · high 3.02 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Mon 16:00 0.42 · high 1.51 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Mon 17:00 0.44 · high 2.36 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 0.46 · high 3.37 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 0.48 · high 2.17 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.54 · high 2.73 · good 30.30 · good Poor