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Smith's Reef Snorkel Report Today

Turks and Caicos · Updated Tue 04:15 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 19:13

Smith's Reef looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.9/10

Best time: Thu 17:00

Main risk: Waves

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Sunrise

06:17

Sunset

19:32

Water

29.3°C

Max air

28.0°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

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

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 21:00 — Fair (0.53) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 20:00 — Fair (0.53) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 18:00 — Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (52 hours)
  • Tide/current (50 hours)
  • Wind (48 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

Next early morning high tide: Wed 06:00

Wed 06:00, Thu 07:00

Nearby alternatives in Turks and Caicos

Grace Bay

3 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

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Sat 23:00 – Tue 23:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.35 around Sun 13:00; 3 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 0.98m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 5.41 to 9.71m/s).

Tides range from -0.05m to 0.83m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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 23:00 0.98 · high 9.48 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.94 · high 9.49 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.94 · high 9.10 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 02:00 0.92 · high 8.94 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 03:00 0.92 · high 9.46 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 04:00 0.90 · high 9.41 · high 28.80 · good poor
Sun 05:00 0.88 · high 9.21 · high 28.80 · good poor
Sun 06:00 0.86 · high 9.71 · high 28.80 · good poor
Sun 07:00 0.84 · high 9.61 · high 28.80 · good poor
Sun 08:00 0.92 · high 7.40 · high 28.70 · good poor
Sun 09:00 0.90 · high 7.01 · high 28.70 · good poor
Sun 10:00 0.86 · high 6.51 · high 28.70 · good poor
Sun 11:00 0.82 · high 6.13 · high 28.70 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.78 · high 5.97 · high 28.70 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.76 · high 5.85 · high 28.80 · good fair
Sun 14:00 0.74 · high 5.63 · high 28.80 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.72 · high 5.63 · high 28.80 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.74 · high 5.52 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.74 · high 5.41 · high 28.90 · good fair
Sun 18:00 0.76 · high 5.87 · high 29.00 · good fair
Sun 19:00 0.78 · high 6.17 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sun 20:00 0.80 · high 6.39 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.82 · high 6.36 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.82 · high 6.26 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.82 · high 6.24 · high 29.00 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.82 · high 6.75 · high 29.00 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.82 · high 6.63 · high 29.00 · good poor
Mon 02:00 0.80 · high 6.59 · high 29.00 · good poor
Mon 03:00 0.80 · high 6.56 · high 29.00 · good poor
Mon 04:00 0.80 · high 6.45 · high 28.90 · good poor
Mon 05:00 0.80 · high 6.35 · high 28.90 · good poor
Mon 06:00 0.80 · high 6.14 · high 28.90 · good poor
Mon 07:00 0.80 · high 6.05 · high 28.80 · good poor
Mon 08:00 0.78 · high 5.97 · high 28.80 · good poor
Mon 09:00 0.78 · high 5.90 · high 28.80 · good poor
Mon 10:00 0.76 · high 5.97 · high 28.80 · good poor
Mon 11:00 0.72 · high 6.05 · high 28.80 · good fair
Mon 12:00 0.70 · high 6.23 · high 28.80 · good fair
Mon 13:00 0.68 · high 6.25 · high 28.80 · good fair
Mon 14:00 0.66 · high 6.26 · high 28.90 · good fair
Mon 15:00 0.64 · high 6.00 · high 29.00 · good fair
Mon 16:00 0.64 · high 6.02 · high 29.10 · good fair
Mon 17:00 0.62 · high 5.77 · high 29.10 · good fair
Mon 18:00 0.62 · high 5.70 · high 29.20 · good fair
Mon 19:00 0.66 · high 5.94 · high 29.20 · good fair
Mon 20:00 0.70 · high 6.08 · high 29.20 · good fair
Mon 21:00 0.74 · high 6.35 · high 29.20 · good fair
Mon 22:00 0.74 · high 6.70 · high 29.20 · good fair
Mon 23:00 0.74 · high 7.14 · high 29.20 · good fair
Tue 00:00 0.74 · high 7.72 · high 29.20 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.74 · high 8.51 · high 29.20 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.72 · high 8.50 · high 29.10 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.72 · high 8.51 · high 29.10 · good poor
Tue 04:00 0.74 · high 8.22 · high 29.00 · good poor
Tue 05:00 0.76 · high 8.31 · high 29.00 · good poor
Tue 06:00 0.78 · high 8.41 · high 29.00 · good poor
Tue 07:00 0.76 · high 8.22 · high 28.90 · good poor
Tue 08:00 0.76 · high 7.75 · high 28.90 · good poor
Tue 09:00 0.74 · high 7.22 · high 28.90 · good poor
Tue 10:00 0.72 · high 6.91 · high 28.90 · good poor
Tue 11:00 0.68 · high 7.01 · high 28.90 · good poor
Tue 12:00 0.66 · high 7.30 · high 28.90 · good poor
Tue 13:00 0.64 · high 7.41 · high 28.90 · good poor
Tue 14:00 0.64 · high 7.50 · high 29.00 · good poor
Tue 15:00 0.62 · high 7.30 · high 29.10 · good poor
Tue 16:00 0.62 · high 7.51 · high 29.20 · good poor
Tue 17:00 0.64 · high 7.92 · high 29.20 · good poor
Tue 18:00 0.64 · high 7.81 · high 29.30 · good poor
Tue 19:00 0.66 · high 7.62 · high 29.30 · good poor
Tue 20:00 0.70 · high 7.95 · high 29.30 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.72 · high 7.61 · high 29.30 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.74 · high 8.63 · high 29.30 · good poor