MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Smith's Reef Snorkel Report Today

Turks and Caicos · Updated Fri 23:35 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Smith's Reef has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 18:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sat 01:00 (EDT)

Later today

Good · 5.6/10

Sat 18:00 (EDT)

Next three days

Good · 6.1/10

Sun 18:00 (EDT)

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

Score: 5.6/10

Best time: Sat 18:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sat 07:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.5 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:45

Sunset

18:22

Water

29.6°C

Max air

31.9°C

Sky

Clear

4% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 18:00 (3% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (69 hours)
  • Tide/current (61 hours)
  • Darkness (33 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 08:00.

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: Sun 01:00

Sat 13:00, Sun 01:00, Sun 14:00, Mon 02:00, Mon 15:00

Nearby alternatives in Turks and Caicos

Grace Bay

3 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 01:00 – Fri 01:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.56 around Tue 11:00; 12 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 0.48m to 0.68m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 7/24 sampled hours (range 4.2 to 7.81m/s).

Tides range from 0.15m to 0.79m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Tue 01:00 0.66 · high 5.56 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.66 · high 5.28 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.66 · high 5.35 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.68 · high 5.43 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.68 · high 6.28 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.66 · high 6.30 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.68 · high 5.53 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Tue 08:00 0.66 · high 5.12 · good 29.50 · good Fair
Tue 09:00 0.64 · high 5.34 · good 29.50 · good Fair
Tue 10:00 0.64 · high 5.04 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Tue 11:00 0.62 · high 4.59 · good 29.60 · good Good
Tue 12:00 0.60 · high 4.20 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Tue 13:00 0.58 · high 5.54 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Tue 14:00 0.56 · high 5.60 · high 29.80 · good Fair
Tue 15:00 0.54 · high 5.65 · high 29.80 · good Fair
Tue 16:00 0.52 · high 6.28 · high 29.80 · good Fair
Tue 17:00 0.50 · high 6.74 · high 29.80 · good Fair
Tue 18:00 0.50 · high 6.80 · high 29.80 · good Fair
Tue 19:00 0.48 · high 7.31 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.48 · high 7.61 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.48 · high 7.71 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.48 · high 7.81 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.48 · high 6.91 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.48 · high 6.55 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.48 · high 5.90 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.48 · high 6.31 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.50 · high 6.76 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.52 · high 7.02 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.54 · high 6.76 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.54 · high 6.86 · high 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
Wed 10:00 0.50 · high 6.00 · high 29.50 · good Good
Wed 11:00 0.50 · high 5.69 · high 29.60 · good Good
Wed 12:00 0.48 · high 5.72 · high 29.70 · good Good
Wed 13:00 0.46 · high 5.63 · high 29.70 · good Good
Wed 14:00 0.44 · high 5.15 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 0.42 · high 5.22 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 0.42 · high 6.26 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 0.40 · high 6.06 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 0.40 · high 5.40 · good 29.70 · good Good
Wed 19:00 0.40 · high 5.71 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.40 · high 6.13 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.42 · high 6.80 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.42 · high 7.30 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.44 · high 7.32 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.46 · high 6.87 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.50 · high 8.25 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.52 · high 7.62 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.52 · high 6.82 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.54 · high 6.55 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.54 · high 6.40 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.54 · high 6.50 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.56 · high 6.33 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.54 · high 6.59 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Thu 09:00 0.54 · high 6.81 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 0.52 · high 7.34 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 0.52 · high 7.67 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 0.50 · high 6.48 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 0.48 · high 6.51 · high 29.80 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 0.48 · high 6.18 · high 29.80 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.48 · high 6.06 · high 29.80 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.50 · high 6.21 · high 29.80 · good Fair
Thu 17:00 0.50 · high 6.46 · high 29.80 · good Fair
Thu 18:00 0.52 · high 6.68 · high 29.80 · good Fair
Thu 19:00 0.54 · high 6.86 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.56 · high 7.09 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.56 · high 7.08 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.58 · high 7.02 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.58 · high 7.10 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.58 · high 6.77 · high 29.70 · good Poor