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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 15:34

Buck Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Wed 16:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.0/10

Best time: Wed 16:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 16:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:53

Sunset

18:55

Water

29.0°C

Max air

28.3°C

Sky

Clear

13% 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 20:00 — Fair (0.40) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Wed 21:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 21:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (32 hours)
  • Tide/current (32 hours)
  • Wind (29 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

Mon 19:00 – Thu 19:00 (AST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.32 around Tue 12:00; 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 1.12m to 1.32m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 22.1 to 31.9m/s).

Tides range from 0.09m to 0.41m; 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
Mon 19:00 1.18 · high 22.60 · high 28.70 · good poor
Mon 20:00 1.16 · high 22.10 · high 28.70 · good poor
Mon 21:00 1.14 · high 23.10 · high 28.70 · good poor
Mon 22:00 1.14 · high 24.30 · high 28.70 · good poor
Mon 23:00 1.12 · high 25.60 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 00:00 1.12 · high 26.10 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 01:00 1.14 · high 26.60 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 02:00 1.14 · high 25.80 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 03:00 1.16 · high 27.00 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 04:00 1.18 · high 27.70 · high 28.50 · good poor
Tue 05:00 1.18 · high 27.00 · high 28.50 · good poor
Tue 06:00 1.20 · high 26.00 · high 28.50 · good poor
Tue 07:00 1.22 · high 28.00 · high 28.50 · good poor
Tue 08:00 1.24 · high 28.50 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 09:00 1.26 · high 27.00 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 10:00 1.28 · high 27.90 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 11:00 1.30 · high 30.30 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 12:00 1.32 · high 31.90 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 13:00 1.32 · high 28.70 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 14:00 1.30 · high 29.20 · high 28.50 · good poor
Tue 15:00 1.30 · high 29.00 · high 28.50 · good poor
Tue 16:00 1.30 · high 27.30 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 17:00 1.32 · high 26.10 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 18:00 1.32 · high 24.60 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 19:00 1.30 · high 23.80 · high 28.60 · good poor
Tue 20:00 1.26 · high 22.80 · high 28.70 · good poor
Tue 21:00 1.24 · high 21.50 · high 28.70 · good poor
Tue 22:00 1.22 · high 20.10 · high 28.70 · good poor
Tue 23:00 1.18 · high 20.80 · high 28.70 · good poor
Wed 00:00 1.16 · high 23.60 · high 28.70 · good poor
Wed 01:00 1.16 · high 24.10 · high 28.70 · good poor
Wed 02:00 1.14 · high 24.60 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 03:00 1.14 · high 24.70 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 04:00 1.16 · high 25.10 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 05:00 1.16 · high 26.70 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 06:00 1.18 · high 27.20 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 07:00 1.20 · high 27.00 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 08:00 1.22 · high 26.60 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 09:00 1.24 · high 27.70 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 10:00 1.26 · high 28.90 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 11:00 1.28 · high 29.30 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 12:00 1.30 · high 29.90 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.32 · high 29.80 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.34 · high 30.00 · high 28.50 · good poor
Wed 15:00 1.36 · high 29.90 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 16:00 1.36 · high 29.00 · high 28.60 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.38 · high 29.20 · high 28.70 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.38 · high 27.90 · high 28.70 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.36 · high 26.60 · high 28.70 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.34 · high 26.20 · high 28.70 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.32 · high 23.30 · high 28.70 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.30 · high 22.50 · high 28.70 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.28 · high 22.20 · high 28.70 · good poor
Thu 00:00 1.26 · high 23.10 · high 28.70 · good poor
Thu 01:00 1.26 · high 24.50 · high 28.70 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.24 · high 25.40 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.24 · high 25.40 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.26 · high 27.00 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.26 · high 27.50 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.28 · high 27.70 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.28 · high 27.50 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.30 · high 27.70 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.30 · high 26.00 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 10:00 1.30 · high 24.10 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 11:00 1.30 · high 24.90 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.30 · high 25.90 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 13:00 1.28 · high 26.10 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.28 · high 27.20 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 15:00 1.26 · high 27.90 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 16:00 1.24 · high 25.80 · high 28.70 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.20 · high 25.10 · high 28.70 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.18 · high 23.80 · high 28.70 · good fair