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Crystal River Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Tue 20:31 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Tue 19:21

Crystal River has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 08:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

Score: 7.8/10

Best time: Wed 08:00

Main risk: Sea Temperature

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Sunrise

07:09

Sunset

19:51

Water

31.5°C

Max air

25.1°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good window is available today

Next good model window: Wed 12:00–23:00 (47% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Wednesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Thursday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Wed 12:00 and lasts until 23:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Sea temperature (68 hours)
  • Darkness (36 hours)
  • Tide/current (4 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 18:00.

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.

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Wed 08:00

Wed 08:00, Wed 22:00, Thu 09:00, Thu 23:00, Fri 10:00

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Key Largo

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✅ Good

Looe Key

499 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Tue 23:00 – Fri 23:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.78 around Wed 17:00; 12 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.06m to 0.18m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.22 to 5.23m/s).

Tides range from -0.7m to 0.28m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview
Poor ❌ Limited
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Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
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Excellent ✅ Excellent
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Excellent ✅ Excellent
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Good 🌟 Good
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Excellent ✅ Excellent
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Excellent ✅ Excellent
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Good 🌟 Good
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Good 🌟 Good
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Excellent ✅ Excellent
Poor ❌ Limited
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Excellent ✅ Excellent
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Wed 00:00 0.18 · good 2.01 · good 31.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 01:00 0.16 · good 2.56 · good 31.40 · out of range Poor
Wed 02:00 0.16 · good 2.36 · good 31.40 · out of range Poor
Wed 03:00 0.14 · good 0.92 · good 31.40 · out of range Poor
Wed 04:00 0.12 · good 1.12 · good 31.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 05:00 0.12 · good 0.92 · good 31.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 06:00 0.10 · good 0.32 · good 31.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 07:00 0.10 · good 1.17 · good 31.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 08:00 0.10 · good 0.81 · good 31.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 09:00 0.10 · good 1.53 · good 31.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 10:00 0.12 · good 1.50 · good 31.10 · out of range Poor
Wed 11:00 0.12 · good 1.70 · good 31.10 · out of range Poor
Wed 12:00 0.14 · good 1.87 · good 31.10 · out of range Good
Wed 13:00 0.14 · good 2.28 · good 31.20 · out of range Good
Wed 14:00 0.12 · good 1.99 · good 31.20 · out of range Good
Wed 15:00 0.12 · good 2.50 · good 31.30 · out of range Good
Wed 16:00 0.10 · good 2.40 · good 31.40 · out of range Excellent
Wed 17:00 0.10 · good 2.22 · good 31.50 · out of range Good
Wed 18:00 0.08 · good 2.40 · good 31.50 · out of range Excellent
Wed 19:00 0.08 · good 4.03 · good 31.50 · out of range Good
Wed 20:00 0.06 · good 0.22 · good 31.50 · out of range Excellent
Wed 21:00 0.06 · good 2.00 · good 31.40 · out of range Excellent
Wed 22:00 0.06 · good 5.23 · good 31.40 · out of range Good
Wed 23:00 0.08 · good 4.44 · good 31.30 · out of range Good
Thu 00:00 0.08 · good 0.36 · good 31.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 01:00 0.12 · good 1.22 · good 31.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 02:00 0.14 · good 1.36 · good 31.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 03:00 0.18 · good 1.90 · good 31.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 04:00 0.20 · good 1.32 · good 31.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 05:00 0.20 · good 1.48 · good 31.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 06:00 0.22 · good 2.01 · good 31.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 07:00 0.22 · good 1.80 · good 31.10 · out of range Poor
Thu 08:00 0.20 · good 1.06 · good 31.10 · out of range Poor
Thu 09:00 0.20 · good 1.66 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Thu 10:00 0.20 · good 1.26 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Thu 11:00 0.18 · good 1.86 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Thu 12:00 0.18 · good 2.21 · good 31.00 · out of range Excellent
Thu 13:00 0.16 · good 2.69 · good 31.00 · out of range Excellent
Thu 14:00 0.16 · good 2.48 · good 31.10 · out of range Excellent
Thu 15:00 0.14 · good 2.33 · good 31.30 · out of range Excellent
Thu 16:00 0.14 · good 2.58 · good 31.40 · out of range Excellent
Thu 17:00 0.14 · good 2.71 · good 31.50 · out of range Good
Thu 18:00 0.14 · good 2.42 · good 31.60 · out of range Excellent
Thu 19:00 0.14 · good 1.51 · good 31.60 · out of range Excellent
Thu 20:00 0.12 · good 1.63 · good 31.60 · out of range Good
Thu 21:00 0.12 · good 1.04 · good 31.50 · out of range Good
Thu 22:00 0.12 · good 3.29 · good 31.50 · out of range Good
Thu 23:00 0.10 · good 3.51 · good 31.40 · out of range Excellent
Fri 00:00 0.10 · good 3.40 · good 31.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 01:00 0.10 · good 3.45 · good 31.30 · out of range Poor
Fri 02:00 0.08 · good 2.80 · good 31.30 · out of range Poor
Fri 03:00 0.08 · good 2.83 · good 31.30 · out of range Poor
Fri 04:00 0.08 · good 3.00 · good 31.30 · out of range Poor
Fri 05:00 0.08 · good 3.31 · good 31.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 06:00 0.08 · good 3.31 · good 31.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 07:00 0.08 · good 2.82 · good 31.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 08:00 0.10 · good 2.85 · good 31.10 · out of range Poor
Fri 09:00 0.10 · good 2.82 · good 31.10 · out of range Poor
Fri 10:00 0.10 · good 2.85 · good 31.10 · out of range Poor
Fri 11:00 0.10 · good 2.75 · good 31.10 · out of range Poor
Fri 12:00 0.10 · good 2.38 · good 31.10 · out of range Excellent
Fri 13:00 0.10 · good 2.73 · good 31.10 · out of range Excellent
Fri 14:00 0.08 · good 2.41 · good 31.20 · out of range Excellent
Fri 15:00 0.08 · good 2.21 · good 31.40 · out of range Excellent
Fri 16:00 0.08 · good 2.77 · good 31.50 · out of range Excellent
Fri 17:00 0.06 · good 3.78 · good 31.60 · out of range Good
Fri 18:00 0.06 · good 4.74 · good 31.70 · out of range Good
Fri 19:00 0.06 · good 3.89 · good 31.70 · out of range Good