Smith's Reef Snorkel Report Today

Turks and Caicos · Updated Sun 10:36 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sun 10:36 (EDT)

Smith's Reef looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 18:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 3.1/10

Sun 11:00 (EDT)

Later today

Fair · 3.7/10

Sun 18:00 (EDT)

Next three days

Good · 5.7/10

Tue 18:00 (EDT)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 3.7/10

Best time: Sun 18:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 18:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.3 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:43

Sunset

18:27

Water

29.7°C

Max air

31.6°C

Sky

Clear

26% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 09:00–11:00 (7% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 09:00 and lasts until 11:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (70 hours)
  • Wind (44 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

Mon 09:00, Mon 21:00, Tue 10:00, Tue 22:00

Nearby alternatives in Turks and Caicos

Grace Bay

3 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Sun 11:00 – Wed 11:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.39 around Mon 07:00; 7 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 0.86m to 1.1m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 5.62 to 8.29m/s).

Tides range from 0.14m to 0.81m; 1 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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Good 🌟 Good
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
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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
Sun 12:00 1.10 · high 8.26 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 13:00 1.08 · high 8.29 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 14:00 1.06 · high 8.16 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 15:00 1.04 · high 7.86 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 16:00 1.02 · high 7.60 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 17:00 1.00 · high 7.34 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 1.00 · high 6.99 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Sun 19:00 0.98 · high 6.96 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.98 · high 7.32 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 1.00 · high 7.67 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 1.00 · high 7.60 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 1.02 · high 7.59 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 1.02 · high 7.50 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 1.04 · high 7.40 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 1.04 · high 7.20 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 1.02 · high 7.13 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 1.00 · high 7.11 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.98 · high 7.10 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.96 · high 6.81 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.96 · high 6.33 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Mon 08:00 0.94 · high 6.26 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Mon 09:00 0.92 · high 6.05 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Mon 10:00 0.88 · high 5.94 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Mon 11:00 0.86 · high 5.62 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Mon 12:00 0.84 · high 5.04 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Mon 13:00 0.80 · high 4.55 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Mon 14:00 0.78 · high 3.88 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Mon 15:00 0.76 · high 3.93 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Mon 16:00 0.74 · high 3.91 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Mon 17:00 0.72 · high 3.90 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 0.72 · high 4.10 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 0.70 · high 4.44 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.70 · high 4.92 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.70 · high 4.79 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.68 · high 4.65 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.68 · high 4.47 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.68 · high 4.31 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.66 · high 4.37 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.66 · high 4.37 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.64 · high 4.18 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.64 · high 4.06 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.62 · high 3.96 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.60 · high 4.68 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.60 · high 5.11 · good 29.50 · good Fair
Tue 08:00 0.58 · high 5.65 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Tue 09:00 0.58 · high 5.89 · high 29.50 · good Good
Tue 10:00 0.58 · high 5.74 · high 29.50 · good Good
Tue 11:00 0.58 · high 5.81 · high 29.60 · good Good
Tue 12:00 0.58 · high 5.53 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Tue 13:00 0.58 · high 5.70 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Tue 14:00 0.58 · high 5.68 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Tue 15:00 0.56 · high 5.30 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Tue 16:00 0.52 · high 5.00 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Tue 17:00 0.50 · high 5.74 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Tue 18:00 0.48 · high 6.40 · high 29.70 · good Good
Tue 19:00 0.48 · high 6.60 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.46 · high 6.77 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.46 · high 6.68 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.48 · high 6.60 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.48 · high 6.44 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.48 · high 6.40 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.48 · high 7.60 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.48 · high 6.93 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.50 · high 5.56 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.54 · high 3.98 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.56 · high 3.18 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.56 · high 3.90 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.56 · high 5.11 · good 29.50 · good Good
Wed 08:00 0.56 · high 6.20 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Wed 09:00 0.54 · high 6.07 · high 29.50 · good Fair