# Smith's Reef snorkeling forecast

Smith's Reef has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

- Location: Smith's Reef, Turks and Caicos
- Timezone: America/Grand_Turk
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-16T22:35:48.602287-04:00
- Verdict: Poor
- Score: 0.0/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 10%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-16T20:29:04.755434-04:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/turks-and-caicos/smiths-reef/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/turks-and-caicos/smiths-reef/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/turks-and-caicos/smiths-reef/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/turks-and-caicos/smiths-reef/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/turks-and-caicos/smiths-reef/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/turks-and-caicos/smiths-reef/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 29.7 °C (85.5 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 29.9 °C (85.8 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: -0.2 °C (-0.4 °F), cooler than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-16T23:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.7 | 6.18 | 29.7 |
| 2026-10-17T00:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.68 | 5.94 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-17T01:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.68 | 6.15 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-17T02:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.66 | 6.21 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-17T03:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.66 | 6.3 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-17T04:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.66 | 6.0 | 29.5 |
| 2026-10-17T05:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.66 | 5.61 | 29.5 |
| 2026-10-17T06:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.66 | 5.22 | 29.5 |
| 2026-10-17T07:00:00-04:00 | fair | 0.43160370370370366 | no | 0.68 | 5.0 | 29.5 |
| 2026-10-17T08:00:00-04:00 | fair | 0.420511111111111 | no | 0.68 | 5.22 | 29.5 |
| 2026-10-17T09:00:00-04:00 | fair | 0.3874592592592592 | no | 0.68 | 5.3 | 29.5 |
| 2026-10-17T10:00:00-04:00 | fair | 0.4023592592592592 | no | 0.66 | 5.18 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-17T11:00:00-04:00 | fair | 0.41479814814814814 | no | 0.66 | 4.85 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-17T12:00:00-04:00 | fair | 0.43104444444444434 | no | 0.64 | 4.62 | 29.7 |
| 2026-10-17T13:00:00-04:00 | fair | 0.43938333333333324 | no | 0.64 | 4.83 | 29.7 |
| 2026-10-17T14:00:00-04:00 | fair | 0.5453666666666666 | no | 0.62 | 4.08 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-17T15:00:00-04:00 | fair | 0.5386888888888889 | no | 0.6 | 3.81 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00-04:00 | good | 0.5523703703703703 | yes | 0.6 | 3.53 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00-04:00 | good | 0.5804277777777777 | yes | 0.58 | 3.36 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00-04:00 | good | 0.5892666666666666 | yes | 0.56 | 3.45 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.54 | 3.8 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.52 | 4.34 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.52 | 4.57 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00-04:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.52 | 4.59 | 29.7 |

## Nearby spots

- [Grace Bay](https://snorkelforecast.com/turks-and-caicos/grace-bay/index.md)