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Buck Island Snorkel Report Today

US Virgin Islands · Updated Sat 05:02 (AST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Poor Report Mon 20:23

Buck Island does not show a clearly safe snorkeling window in the next 72 hours. Waves is the main forecast limiter.

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: -

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

18:56

Water

28.6°C

Max air

28.0°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

32% 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

Monday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

No daylight-safe hour is available in the next 72 hours. Check the hourly table for details.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (4 hours)
  • Wind (4 hours)
  • Tide/current (4 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.

Low · 28/100

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

Thu 00:00 – Sun 00:00 (AST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.36 around Thu 10:00; 3 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 1.06m to 1.32m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 6.61 to 8.82m/s).

Tides range from 0.15m to 0.45m; 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
Thu 00:00 1.06 · high 7.62 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 01:00 1.08 · high 7.64 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.12 · high 8.16 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.14 · high 8.27 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.18 · high 8.74 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.20 · high 8.76 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.24 · high 8.82 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.26 · high 8.45 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.30 · high 7.70 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.32 · high 7.20 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 10:00 1.30 · high 6.81 · high 28.40 · good fair
Thu 11:00 1.26 · high 7.50 · high 28.40 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.24 · high 7.05 · high 28.40 · good poor
Thu 13:00 1.22 · high 6.61 · high 28.40 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.20 · high 7.06 · high 28.50 · good fair
Thu 15:00 1.18 · high 7.30 · high 28.50 · good fair
Thu 16:00 1.18 · high 7.40 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.16 · high 7.36 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.16 · high 7.32 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.18 · high 7.57 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.18 · high 7.79 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.20 · high 7.90 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.22 · high 7.41 · high 28.60 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.24 · high 7.35 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.26 · high 7.97 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.28 · high 8.02 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.28 · high 8.05 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.30 · high 8.00 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.30 · high 8.40 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.32 · high 8.07 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.32 · high 7.69 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.32 · high 7.93 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.32 · high 7.56 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.32 · high 7.42 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.32 · high 7.73 · high 28.40 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.30 · high 8.26 · high 28.40 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.30 · high 8.38 · high 28.40 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.32 · high 7.97 · high 28.40 · good fair
Fri 14:00 1.32 · high 7.81 · high 28.50 · good fair
Fri 15:00 1.34 · high 8.44 · high 28.50 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.34 · high 7.83 · high 28.60 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.34 · high 7.30 · high 28.60 · good fair
Fri 18:00 1.34 · high 7.21 · high 28.60 · good fair
Fri 19:00 1.34 · high 7.21 · high 28.60 · good fair
Fri 20:00 1.34 · high 7.64 · high 28.60 · good fair
Fri 21:00 1.34 · high 7.66 · high 28.60 · good fair
Fri 22:00 1.34 · high 7.80 · high 28.60 · good fair
Fri 23:00 1.34 · high 7.48 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.34 · high 8.36 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.36 · high 8.62 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.40 · high 8.42 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.42 · high 8.60 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 04:00 1.44 · high 9.37 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 05:00 1.44 · high 9.50 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 06:00 1.66 · high 10.10 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 07:00 1.66 · high 9.99 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 08:00 1.68 · high 9.65 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 09:00 1.68 · high 9.82 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.68 · high 9.38 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 11:00 1.68 · high 8.91 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 12:00 1.68 · high 8.41 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.66 · high 8.16 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.66 · high 7.64 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.64 · high 7.92 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.60 · high 7.75 · high 28.50 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.58 · high 6.43 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.54 · high 6.97 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.52 · high 6.99 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.48 · high 7.19 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.46 · high 7.53 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.46 · high 7.92 · high 28.60 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.46 · high 8.53 · high 28.50 · good poor