Saba Marine Park Snorkel Report Today

Saba · Updated Wed 02:15 (AST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 22:42

Saba Marine Park looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Fri 13:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.9/10

Best time: Fri 13:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

Sunrise

05:59

Sunset

18:26

Water

29.2°C

Max air

28.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

No good model window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner

Tuesday

Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Fri 17:00: Fair (0.55) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 17:00: Fair (0.54) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 18:00: Fair (0.54) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (71 hours)
  • Tide/current (50 hours)
  • Wind (38 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 32/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 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

Thu 19:00

Nearby alternatives in Saba

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Wed 02:00 – Sat 02:00 (AST)

Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.49 around Wed 12:00; 13 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 0.72m to 0.88m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 14/24 sampled hours (range 4.2 to 6.92m/s).

Tides range from 0.17m to 0.38m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview
Poor ❌ Limited
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
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Poor ❌ Limited
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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
Wed 03:00 0.88 · high 6.82 · high 29.20 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.88 · high 6.92 · high 29.20 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.88 · high 6.90 · high 29.10 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.88 · high 6.46 · high 29.10 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.88 · high 6.12 · high 29.10 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.86 · high 5.86 · high 29.10 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 0.86 · high 5.76 · high 29.10 · good Poor
Wed 10:00 0.86 · high 5.35 · good 29.10 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 0.84 · high 5.35 · good 29.10 · good Fair
Wed 12:00 0.84 · high 5.35 · good 29.10 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 0.82 · high 5.07 · good 29.20 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 0.82 · high 4.87 · good 29.30 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 0.80 · high 4.81 · good 29.40 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 0.78 · high 4.85 · good 29.50 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 0.78 · high 4.55 · good 29.50 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 0.76 · high 4.25 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Wed 19:00 0.74 · high 4.26 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Wed 20:00 0.74 · high 4.20 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Wed 21:00 0.72 · high 4.50 · good 29.50 · good Fair
Wed 22:00 0.72 · high 5.03 · good 29.50 · good Fair
Wed 23:00 0.74 · high 5.75 · high 29.40 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.74 · high 5.30 · good 29.40 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.76 · high 6.13 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.76 · high 6.36 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.78 · high 6.11 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.78 · high 6.15 · high 29.20 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.78 · high 6.05 · high 29.20 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.78 · high 5.20 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.76 · high 5.15 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.74 · high 5.15 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Thu 09:00 0.72 · high 4.81 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Thu 10:00 0.72 · high 4.65 · good 29.10 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 0.70 · high 4.80 · good 29.10 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 0.70 · high 4.90 · good 29.10 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 0.68 · high 5.00 · good 29.20 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 0.68 · high 4.90 · good 29.30 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.66 · high 4.76 · good 29.40 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.66 · high 4.90 · good 29.50 · good Fair
Thu 17:00 0.64 · high 4.25 · good 29.50 · good Fair
Thu 18:00 0.64 · high 4.59 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Thu 19:00 0.64 · high 5.00 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Thu 20:00 0.66 · high 5.04 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Thu 21:00 0.66 · high 5.59 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Thu 22:00 0.68 · high 5.94 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Thu 23:00 0.70 · high 5.66 · high 29.40 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.72 · high 6.17 · high 29.40 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.74 · high 6.08 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.74 · high 5.82 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.76 · high 6.03 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.76 · high 5.66 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.76 · high 5.54 · high 29.20 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.76 · high 5.66 · high 29.20 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.78 · high 5.62 · high 29.20 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.78 · high 5.01 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 0.80 · high 5.80 · high 29.20 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 0.82 · high 6.68 · high 29.20 · good Fair
Fri 11:00 0.82 · high 6.61 · high 29.20 · good Fair
Fri 12:00 0.84 · high 5.75 · high 29.20 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 0.86 · high 4.62 · good 29.30 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 0.86 · high 5.36 · good 29.30 · good Fair
Fri 15:00 0.88 · high 6.65 · high 29.40 · good Fair
Fri 16:00 0.88 · high 8.13 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Fri 17:00 0.86 · high 2.47 · good 29.50 · good Fair
Fri 18:00 0.86 · high 6.84 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Fri 19:00 0.94 · high 6.50 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Fri 20:00 1.02 · high 7.24 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Fri 21:00 1.10 · high 7.37 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Fri 22:00 1.14 · high 7.12 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Fri 23:00 1.20 · high 7.87 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 1.24 · high 5.98 · high 29.40 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 1.18 · high 5.86 · high 29.40 · good Poor