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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 07:11

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

28.5°C

Max air

28.4°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

41% 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 (40 hours)
  • Tide/current (40 hours)
  • Wind (34 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

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 11:00 – Wed 11:00 (AST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.26 around Sun 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 1.46m to 1.7m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 9.7 to 34.6m/s).

Tides range from 0.21m to 0.33m; 1 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
Sun 11:00 1.54 · high 31.90 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.54 · high 32.90 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sun 13:00 1.54 · high 30.80 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sun 14:00 1.54 · high 31.50 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.54 · high 30.40 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.52 · high 30.40 · high 28.70 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.52 · high 30.80 · high 28.70 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.50 · high 31.70 · high 28.70 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.48 · high 32.40 · high 28.70 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.48 · high 31.30 · high 28.70 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.46 · high 29.30 · high 28.70 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.46 · high 28.60 · high 28.70 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.46 · high 30.90 · high 28.70 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.46 · high 32.50 · high 28.70 · good poor
Mon 01:00 1.48 · high 34.60 · high 28.70 · good poor
Mon 02:00 1.48 · high 34.00 · high 28.60 · good poor
Mon 03:00 1.50 · high 32.10 · high 28.60 · good poor
Mon 04:00 1.52 · high 32.80 · high 28.60 · good poor
Mon 05:00 1.52 · high 32.80 · high 28.60 · good poor
Mon 06:00 1.54 · high 33.70 · high 28.60 · good poor
Mon 07:00 1.54 · high 32.10 · high 28.60 · good poor
Mon 08:00 1.54 · high 31.10 · high 28.50 · good poor
Mon 09:00 1.54 · high 31.10 · high 28.50 · good poor
Mon 10:00 1.70 · high 9.70 · high 28.40 · good poor
Mon 11:00 1.72 · high 9.91 · high 28.40 · good poor
Mon 12:00 1.72 · high 9.51 · high 28.40 · good poor
Mon 13:00 1.72 · high 9.30 · high 28.40 · good poor
Mon 14:00 1.70 · high 9.39 · high 28.50 · good poor
Mon 15:00 1.70 · high 9.22 · high 28.50 · good poor
Mon 16:00 1.70 · high 8.85 · high 28.60 · good poor
Mon 17:00 1.68 · high 9.28 · high 28.60 · good poor
Mon 18:00 1.68 · high 8.78 · high 28.60 · good poor
Mon 19:00 1.68 · high 9.70 · high 28.60 · good poor
Mon 20:00 1.70 · high 10.05 · high 28.60 · good poor
Mon 21:00 1.70 · high 9.88 · high 28.60 · good poor
Mon 22:00 1.72 · high 9.84 · high 28.60 · good poor
Mon 23:00 1.72 · high 9.97 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 00:00 1.74 · high 10.02 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 01:00 1.74 · high 10.06 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 02:00 1.76 · high 10.08 · high 28.50 · good poor
Tue 03:00 1.76 · high 9.99 · high 28.50 · good poor
Tue 04:00 1.78 · high 9.71 · high 28.50 · good poor
Tue 05:00 1.78 · high 10.07 · high 28.50 · good poor
Tue 06:00 1.80 · high 9.88 · high 28.50 · good poor
Tue 07:00 1.78 · high 9.87 · high 28.50 · good poor
Tue 08:00 1.78 · high 10.02 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 09:00 1.76 · high 9.85 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 10:00 1.76 · high 9.90 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 11:00 1.74 · high 10.26 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 12:00 1.74 · high 9.35 · high 28.40 · good fair
Tue 13:00 1.74 · high 8.85 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 14:00 1.72 · high 9.25 · high 28.50 · good poor
Tue 15:00 1.72 · high 9.03 · high 28.50 · good poor
Tue 16:00 1.70 · high 8.60 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 17:00 1.68 · high 8.35 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 18:00 1.66 · high 8.01 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 19:00 1.66 · high 9.00 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 20:00 1.66 · high 7.88 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 21:00 1.66 · high 8.30 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 22:00 1.66 · high 9.62 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 23:00 1.68 · high 9.66 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 00:00 1.68 · high 9.62 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 01:00 1.68 · high 8.98 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 02:00 1.66 · high 9.85 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 03:00 1.66 · high 8.46 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 04:00 1.66 · high 8.81 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 05:00 1.66 · high 9.52 · high 28.50 · good poor
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