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Smith's Reef Snorkel Report Today

Turks and Caicos · Updated Fri 03:26 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Fri 00:50

Smith's Reef looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 19:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.7/10

Best time: Sat 19:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Fri 11:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Fri 16:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:18

Sunset

19:32

Water

29.3°C

Max air

31.1°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

59% 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

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Sat 23:00 — Fair (0.49) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Fri 20:00 — Fair (0.47) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Fri 21:00 — Fair (0.47) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (70 hours)
  • Wind (62 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: Fri 08:00

Fri 08:00, Fri 21:00, Sat 22:00, Sun 23:00

Nearby alternatives in Turks and Caicos

Grace Bay

3 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 04:00 – Sat 04:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Wed 00:00; 0 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 0.74m to 0.92m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 23.9 to 35.5m/s).

Tides range from 0.05m to 0.65m; 2 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
Wed 04:00 0.78 · high 35.50 · high 28.90 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.76 · high 35.40 · high 28.90 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.76 · high 33.00 · high 28.80 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.76 · high 32.40 · high 28.80 · good poor
Wed 08:00 0.76 · high 31.60 · high 28.80 · good poor
Wed 09:00 0.76 · high 31.50 · high 28.70 · good poor
Wed 10:00 0.78 · high 32.20 · high 28.70 · good poor
Wed 11:00 0.82 · high 30.50 · high 28.70 · good poor
Wed 12:00 0.84 · high 27.80 · high 28.70 · good poor
Wed 13:00 0.82 · high 29.30 · high 28.70 · good poor
Wed 14:00 0.82 · high 23.90 · high 28.70 · good poor
Wed 15:00 0.80 · high 24.60 · high 28.70 · good poor
Wed 16:00 0.78 · high 25.60 · high 28.80 · good poor
Wed 17:00 0.76 · high 27.00 · high 28.90 · good poor
Wed 18:00 0.74 · high 27.40 · high 28.90 · good poor
Wed 19:00 0.76 · high 27.90 · high 29.00 · good poor
Wed 20:00 0.76 · high 27.00 · high 29.00 · good poor
Wed 21:00 0.78 · high 27.00 · high 29.00 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.78 · high 26.90 · high 29.00 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.80 · high 26.90 · high 29.00 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.80 · high 26.90 · high 29.00 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.84 · high 27.60 · high 29.00 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.88 · high 29.10 · high 28.90 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.92 · high 29.40 · high 28.90 · good poor
Thu 04:00 0.96 · high 30.10 · high 28.80 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.00 · high 30.70 · high 28.80 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.04 · high 23.90 · high 28.80 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.04 · high 23.80 · high 28.70 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.04 · high 24.50 · high 28.70 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.04 · high 25.20 · high 28.70 · good poor
Thu 10:00 1.04 · high 25.90 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 11:00 1.04 · high 27.40 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.04 · high 29.20 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 13:00 1.04 · high 29.70 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.04 · high 30.10 · high 28.70 · good poor
Thu 15:00 1.04 · high 30.10 · high 28.70 · good poor
Thu 16:00 1.04 · high 28.60 · high 28.80 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.02 · high 27.90 · high 28.80 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.02 · high 26.40 · high 28.90 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.00 · high 26.30 · high 28.90 · good poor
Thu 20:00 0.98 · high 26.30 · high 28.90 · good poor
Thu 21:00 0.96 · high 26.60 · high 29.00 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.98 · high 26.80 · high 29.00 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.00 · high 27.40 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.02 · high 28.00 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.02 · high 28.60 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.04 · high 29.40 · high 28.90 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.04 · high 30.70 · high 28.90 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.06 · high 31.90 · high 28.90 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.10 · high 32.80 · high 28.90 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.12 · high 34.90 · high 28.80 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.12 · high 37.30 · high 28.80 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.12 · high 37.60 · high 28.80 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.12 · high 37.30 · high 28.70 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.12 · high 37.50 · high 28.70 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.10 · high 37.70 · high 28.70 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.10 · high 38.40 · high 28.70 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.10 · high 37.60 · high 28.70 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.10 · high 34.80 · high 28.80 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.10 · high 33.40 · high 28.80 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.08 · high 31.70 · high 28.90 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.06 · high 28.40 · high 28.90 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.04 · high 26.60 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.02 · high 28.10 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 20:00 0.98 · high 31.00 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.96 · high 31.40 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.96 · high 32.20 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.96 · high 33.40 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.96 · high 34.50 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.96 · high 35.50 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.94 · high 36.00 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.94 · high 35.70 · high 29.00 · good poor