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Buck Island Snorkel Report Today

US Virgin Islands · Updated Tue 04:14 (AST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 22:37

Buck Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Wed 13:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.0/10

Best time: Wed 13:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

05:53

Sunset

18:55

Water

28.7°C

Max air

27.5°C

Sky

Clear

5% 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

  • Wed 17:00 — Fair (0.40) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Wed 15:00 — Fair (0.40) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Wed 16:00 — Fair (0.40) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (49 hours)
  • Tide/current (49 hours)
  • Wind (35 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.

Nearby alternatives in US Virgin Islands

Trunk Bay

65 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 02:00 – Mon 02:00 (AST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.36 around Fri 17:00; 2 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 1.84m to 2.0m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 9.15 to 10.98m/s).

Tides range from 0.09m to 0.43m; 0 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
Fri 02:00 1.98 · high 10.61 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 03:00 2.00 · high 10.38 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 04:00 2.00 · high 10.44 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 05:00 2.00 · high 10.70 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 06:00 2.00 · high 10.61 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 07:00 2.00 · high 10.98 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 08:00 2.00 · high 10.96 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 09:00 2.00 · high 10.00 · high 28.40 · good poor
Fri 10:00 2.00 · high 10.30 · high 28.40 · good poor
Fri 11:00 2.00 · high 10.25 · high 28.40 · good poor
Fri 12:00 2.00 · high 10.10 · high 28.40 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.98 · high 10.15 · high 28.40 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.98 · high 9.85 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.96 · high 9.81 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.94 · high 9.75 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.94 · high 9.58 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.92 · high 9.36 · high 28.60 · good fair
Fri 19:00 1.90 · high 9.23 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.88 · high 9.15 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.86 · high 9.47 · high 28.60 · good fair
Fri 22:00 1.86 · high 9.85 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.84 · high 9.74 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.84 · high 9.93 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.86 · high 10.21 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.90 · high 10.51 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.92 · high 10.37 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 04:00 1.92 · high 9.96 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 05:00 1.92 · high 9.85 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 06:00 1.92 · high 10.42 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 07:00 1.90 · high 9.55 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 08:00 1.90 · high 9.38 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 09:00 1.88 · high 8.87 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.86 · high 8.64 · high 28.40 · good fair
Sat 11:00 1.82 · high 8.21 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 12:00 1.80 · high 8.32 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.78 · high 8.40 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.74 · high 8.48 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.72 · high 8.57 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.70 · high 9.10 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.68 · high 9.10 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.66 · high 8.97 · high 28.60 · good fair
Sat 19:00 1.66 · high 9.71 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.66 · high 9.15 · high 28.60 · good fair
Sat 21:00 1.66 · high 9.39 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.66 · high 9.07 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.66 · high 9.35 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.66 · high 8.99 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.68 · high 9.66 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.68 · high 9.22 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.70 · high 9.74 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 04:00 1.70 · high 9.96 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 05:00 1.70 · high 10.27 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 06:00 1.70 · high 10.01 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.70 · high 9.77 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.76 · high 9.49 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.76 · high 9.88 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 10:00 1.74 · high 9.35 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 11:00 1.70 · high 8.49 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.68 · high 8.80 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 13:00 1.64 · high 8.62 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 14:00 1.60 · high 8.52 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.56 · high 8.48 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.52 · high 9.31 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.50 · high 7.72 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.46 · high 6.74 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.46 · high 6.85 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.44 · high 7.18 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.44 · high 7.50 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.44 · high 8.02 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.44 · high 8.98 · high 28.60 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.44 · high 9.16 · high 28.60 · good poor
Mon 01:00 1.44 · high 9.00 · high 28.60 · good poor