Anse Chastanet Snorkel Report Today

Saint Lucia · Updated Sat 05:03 (AST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Sat 16:51

Anse Chastanet looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Mon 18:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.6/10

Best time: Mon 18:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.8 m/s.

Sunrise

05:45

Sunset

18:35

Water

28.3°C

Max air

28.5°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

52% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

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

3-day planner

Saturday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Mon 22:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Mon 14:00 — Fair (0.37) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Sat 22:00 — Fair (0.36) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (56 hours)
  • Tide/current (56 hours)
  • Darkness (28 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: Sun 10:00

Sun 10:00, Sun 23:00

Nearby alternatives in Saint Lucia

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing live forecast

Sat 20:00 – Tue 20:00 (AST)

Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.36 around Sat 18:00; 1 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 1.12m to 1.28m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 12/24 sampled hours (range 4.85 to 7.03m/s).

Tides range from 0.13m to 0.37m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast 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
Sat 21:00 1.28 · high 5.76 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.26 · high 5.63 · high 28.20 · good fair
Sat 23:00 1.24 · high 5.13 · good 28.20 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.22 · high 5.75 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.20 · high 5.78 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.18 · high 5.93 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.16 · high 5.60 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 04:00 1.16 · high 5.28 · good 28.20 · good poor
Sun 05:00 1.14 · high 5.18 · good 28.20 · good poor
Sun 06:00 1.14 · high 5.03 · good 28.20 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.14 · high 5.00 · good 28.20 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.16 · high 4.85 · good 28.10 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.16 · high 5.13 · good 28.10 · good poor
Sun 10:00 1.18 · high 5.76 · high 28.10 · good poor
Sun 11:00 1.18 · high 5.06 · good 28.10 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.20 · high 5.07 · good 28.10 · good poor
Sun 13:00 1.20 · high 6.35 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 14:00 1.22 · high 6.85 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.22 · high 7.03 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.20 · high 6.34 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.18 · high 5.41 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.16 · high 5.27 · good 28.50 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.14 · high 5.15 · good 28.50 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.12 · high 5.32 · good 28.50 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.10 · high 5.14 · good 28.50 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.08 · high 4.96 · good 28.40 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.08 · high 4.33 · good 28.40 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.06 · high 3.80 · good 28.40 · good poor
Mon 01:00 1.04 · high 3.52 · good 28.40 · good poor
Mon 02:00 1.04 · high 3.57 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 03:00 1.02 · high 3.99 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 04:00 1.00 · high 3.77 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 05:00 1.00 · high 4.06 · good 28.20 · good poor
Mon 06:00 0.98 · high 4.48 · good 28.20 · good poor
Mon 07:00 0.98 · high 4.34 · good 28.20 · good poor
Mon 08:00 0.96 · high 3.97 · good 28.20 · good poor
Mon 09:00 0.96 · high 4.37 · good 28.20 · good poor
Mon 10:00 0.96 · high 4.35 · good 28.20 · good poor
Mon 11:00 0.96 · high 4.14 · good 28.20 · good fair
Mon 12:00 0.96 · high 4.75 · good 28.20 · good poor
Mon 13:00 0.96 · high 5.36 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 14:00 0.94 · high 4.80 · good 28.40 · good fair
Mon 15:00 0.94 · high 5.17 · good 28.50 · good poor
Mon 16:00 0.92 · high 4.99 · good 28.60 · good poor
Mon 17:00 0.90 · high 4.71 · good 28.70 · good poor
Mon 18:00 0.88 · high 4.68 · good 28.70 · good poor
Mon 19:00 0.88 · high 4.55 · good 28.70 · good poor
Mon 20:00 0.86 · high 4.25 · good 28.70 · good poor
Mon 21:00 0.86 · high 3.81 · good 28.60 · good poor
Mon 22:00 0.86 · high 3.61 · good 28.60 · good fair
Mon 23:00 0.84 · high 3.25 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.84 · high 3.02 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.84 · high 2.86 · good 28.40 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.86 · high 2.80 · good 28.40 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.86 · high 3.29 · good 28.40 · good poor
Tue 04:00 0.84 · high 3.40 · good 28.40 · good poor