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Buck Island Snorkel Report Today

US Virgin Islands · Updated Tue 04:14 (AST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 02:04

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

Best morning signal: Wed 11:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 13:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.4 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:53

Sunset

18:55

Water

28.6°C

Max air

28.4°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

48% 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

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 (45 hours)
  • Tide/current (45 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

Wed 06:00 – Sat 06:00 (AST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.32 around Wed 10:00; 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 1.66m to 1.86m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 8.62 to 10.62m/s).

Tides range from 0.15m to 0.37m; 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
Wed 06:00 1.66 · high 8.62 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 07:00 1.68 · high 9.92 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 08:00 1.68 · high 9.53 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 09:00 1.70 · high 9.55 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 10:00 1.72 · high 9.61 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 11:00 1.74 · high 9.76 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 12:00 1.76 · high 9.72 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.76 · high 10.10 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.76 · high 9.90 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 15:00 1.76 · high 10.55 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 16:00 1.74 · high 10.10 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.72 · high 9.91 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.70 · high 9.47 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.70 · high 9.14 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.70 · high 9.22 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.70 · high 8.94 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.72 · high 9.41 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.74 · high 10.56 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 00:00 1.76 · high 10.62 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 01:00 1.78 · high 10.17 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.82 · high 10.35 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.84 · high 10.45 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.84 · high 10.10 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.86 · high 9.86 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.86 · high 10.20 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.84 · high 9.62 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.82 · high 10.21 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 09:00 2.06 · high 10.50 · high 28.40 · good poor
Thu 10:00 2.06 · high 10.42 · high 28.40 · good poor
Thu 11:00 2.08 · high 11.81 · high 28.40 · good poor
Thu 12:00 2.08 · high 11.20 · high 28.40 · good poor
Thu 13:00 2.08 · high 10.36 · high 28.40 · good poor
Thu 14:00 2.10 · high 9.86 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 15:00 2.10 · high 9.91 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 16:00 2.08 · high 9.80 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 17:00 2.06 · high 9.75 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 18:00 2.04 · high 9.25 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 19:00 2.02 · high 9.25 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.98 · high 9.55 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.96 · high 9.47 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.96 · high 9.36 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.94 · high 9.78 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.94 · high 10.03 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.96 · high 10.49 · high 28.50 · good poor
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