MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Smith's Reef Snorkel Report Today

Turks and Caicos · Updated Sat 02:43 (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 04:00 (EDT)

Later today

Good · 5.7/10

Sat 18:00 (EDT)

Next three days

Good · 6.0/10

Sun 18:00 (EDT)

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

Score: 5.7/10

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 5.8 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:45

Sunset

18:22

Water

29.5°C

Max air

32.2°C

Sky

Clear

6% 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

Fri 04:00 – Mon 04:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.33 around Fri 18:00; 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 0.72m to 1.0m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 7.69 to 9.95m/s).

Tides range from 0.16m to 0.81m; 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Fri 04:00 0.76 · high 8.45 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.76 · high 8.36 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.74 · high 8.24 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.74 · high 8.71 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.72 · high 8.67 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 0.72 · high 8.28 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 0.72 · high 8.10 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Fri 11:00 0.72 · high 7.83 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Fri 12:00 0.80 · high 8.84 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Fri 13:00 0.84 · high 8.64 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 14:00 0.86 · high 8.73 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 15:00 0.88 · high 8.39 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 16:00 0.88 · high 7.69 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 17:00 0.90 · high 8.59 · high 30.00 · good Poor
Fri 18:00 0.92 · high 8.37 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 0.92 · high 8.75 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.94 · high 9.23 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.96 · high 9.23 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.98 · high 9.74 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 1.00 · high 9.95 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 1.00 · high 9.60 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.98 · high 9.34 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.98 · high 9.36 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 1.00 · high 9.16 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 1.00 · high 9.65 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 1.02 · high 9.79 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.98 · high 9.56 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 1.02 · high 9.49 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 1.02 · high 9.63 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 0.98 · high 9.40 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 10:00 0.96 · high 9.40 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sat 11:00 0.92 · high 9.06 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sat 12:00 0.94 · high 9.07 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 13:00 0.90 · high 9.09 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 14:00 0.88 · high 9.04 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 15:00 0.84 · high 8.83 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 16:00 0.82 · high 8.80 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 17:00 0.78 · high 8.61 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 18:00 0.80 · high 8.85 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 19:00 0.84 · high 8.73 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.86 · high 9.63 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.90 · high 10.00 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.94 · high 9.98 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.98 · high 10.47 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 1.00 · high 10.23 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 1.02 · high 10.21 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 1.04 · high 9.92 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 1.04 · high 10.04 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 1.04 · high 9.93 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 1.04 · high 9.75 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 1.06 · high 9.64 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 1.26 · high 10.06 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Sun 08:00 1.24 · high 9.71 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 1.22 · high 9.50 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Sun 10:00 1.18 · high 9.31 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 11:00 1.16 · high 9.21 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 12:00 1.18 · high 8.70 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 13:00 1.14 · high 8.91 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 14:00 1.12 · high 8.51 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 15:00 1.08 · high 8.81 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 16:00 1.06 · high 8.20 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 17:00 1.02 · high 8.22 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 18:00 1.00 · high 8.00 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 19:00 0.98 · high 8.20 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.96 · high 8.93 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.94 · high 8.86 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.92 · high 8.72 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.90 · high 9.04 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.90 · high 9.17 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.90 · high 8.75 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.90 · high 9.06 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.90 · high 8.01 · high 29.60 · good Poor