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Crystal River Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Tue 04:14 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Tue 18:45

Crystal River has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 07:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 4.9/10

Best time: Thu 07:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 19:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.2 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:45

Sunset

20:28

Water

31.0°C

Max air

28.5°C

Sky

Clear

30% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 11:00–18:00 (15% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Thu 11:00 until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (53 hours)
  • Sea temperature (53 hours)
  • Darkness (26 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 00:00.

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 11:00

Tue 23:00, Wed 11:00, Thu 12:00

Nearby alternatives in USA

Key Largo

475 km away

✅ Good

Dry Tortugas

476 km away

⚠️ Fair

Bahia Honda

490 km away

✅ Good

Looe Key

499 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 22:00 – Tue 22:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.71 around Sun 10:00; 13 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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17/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.16m to 0.38m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 0.36 to 5.87m/s).

Tides range from -0.86m to 0.42m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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
Sat 22:00 0.16 · good 5.87 · high 32.90 · out of range good
Sat 23:00 0.18 · good 5.22 · good 32.90 · out of range good
Sun 00:00 0.20 · good 4.98 · good 32.90 · out of range poor
Sun 01:00 0.22 · good 3.81 · good 32.90 · out of range poor
Sun 02:00 0.24 · good 2.28 · good 32.80 · out of range poor
Sun 03:00 0.26 · good 4.49 · good 32.80 · out of range poor
Sun 04:00 0.30 · good 3.11 · good 32.80 · out of range poor
Sun 05:00 0.34 · good 3.91 · good 32.70 · out of range poor
Sun 06:00 0.38 · high 2.68 · good 32.70 · out of range poor
Sun 07:00 0.38 · high 1.86 · good 32.60 · out of range poor
Sun 08:00 0.30 · good 1.63 · good 32.40 · out of range poor
Sun 09:00 0.32 · good 1.65 · good 32.30 · out of range poor
Sun 10:00 0.34 · good 1.44 · good 32.30 · out of range poor
Sun 11:00 0.36 · good 1.70 · good 32.30 · out of range good
Sun 12:00 0.38 · high 1.20 · good 32.30 · out of range good
Sun 13:00 0.38 · high 0.36 · good 32.30 · out of range good
Sun 14:00 0.38 · high 2.06 · good 32.30 · out of range good
Sun 15:00 0.38 · high 3.04 · good 32.40 · out of range good
Sun 16:00 0.36 · good 3.93 · good 32.50 · out of range good
Sun 17:00 0.36 · good 4.32 · good 32.50 · out of range fair
Sun 18:00 0.34 · good 4.44 · good 32.60 · out of range fair
Sun 19:00 0.36 · good 4.68 · good 32.60 · out of range fair
Sun 20:00 0.36 · good 5.32 · good 32.60 · out of range good
Sun 21:00 0.38 · high 5.38 · good 32.70 · out of range good
Sun 22:00 0.36 · good 4.87 · good 32.70 · out of range fair
Sun 23:00 0.34 · good 4.08 · good 32.70 · out of range fair
Mon 00:00 0.32 · good 2.69 · good 32.70 · out of range poor
Mon 01:00 0.34 · good 2.66 · good 32.70 · out of range poor
Mon 02:00 0.34 · good 1.66 · good 32.60 · out of range poor
Mon 03:00 0.36 · good 1.57 · good 32.60 · out of range poor
Mon 04:00 0.36 · good 1.30 · good 32.50 · out of range poor
Mon 05:00 0.36 · good 1.57 · good 32.50 · out of range poor
Mon 06:00 0.36 · good 1.71 · good 32.40 · out of range poor
Mon 07:00 0.36 · good 1.75 · good 32.40 · out of range poor
Mon 08:00 0.34 · good 2.08 · good 32.40 · out of range poor
Mon 09:00 0.34 · good 2.06 · good 32.30 · out of range poor
Mon 10:00 0.34 · good 1.98 · good 32.30 · out of range poor
Mon 11:00 0.32 · good 1.63 · good 32.30 · out of range good
Mon 12:00 0.32 · good 0.64 · good 32.30 · out of range good
Mon 13:00 0.32 · good 2.31 · good 32.30 · out of range good
Mon 14:00 0.32 · good 2.94 · good 32.30 · out of range good
Mon 15:00 0.32 · good 3.22 · good 32.40 · out of range good
Mon 16:00 0.34 · good 3.83 · good 32.40 · out of range good
Mon 17:00 0.38 · high 4.53 · good 32.40 · out of range good
Mon 18:00 0.40 · high 4.96 · good 32.50 · out of range good
Mon 19:00 0.40 · high 5.85 · high 32.50 · out of range fair
Mon 20:00 0.38 · high 6.53 · high 32.50 · out of range fair
Mon 21:00 0.38 · high 5.40 · good 32.60 · out of range good
Mon 22:00 0.38 · high 6.01 · high 32.60 · out of range fair
Mon 23:00 0.38 · high 4.86 · good 32.60 · out of range fair
Tue 00:00 0.38 · high 4.16 · good 32.60 · out of range poor
Tue 01:00 0.38 · high 3.55 · good 32.60 · out of range poor
Tue 02:00 0.38 · high 3.94 · good 32.60 · out of range poor
Tue 03:00 0.38 · high 1.86 · good 32.50 · out of range poor
Tue 04:00 0.38 · high 0.91 · good 32.50 · out of range poor
Tue 05:00 0.36 · good 1.36 · good 32.50 · out of range poor
Tue 06:00 0.36 · good 2.16 · good 32.40 · out of range poor
Tue 07:00 0.34 · good 2.72 · good 32.40 · out of range poor
Tue 08:00 0.34 · good 2.86 · good 32.40 · out of range poor
Tue 09:00 0.32 · good 3.13 · good 32.30 · out of range poor
Tue 10:00 0.30 · good 2.97 · good 32.30 · out of range poor
Tue 11:00 0.30 · good 2.94 · good 32.30 · out of range good
Tue 12:00 0.28 · good 3.13 · good 32.30 · out of range good
Tue 13:00 0.28 · good 4.00 · good 32.30 · out of range fair
Tue 14:00 0.26 · good 4.08 · good 32.40 · out of range good
Tue 15:00 0.26 · good 4.39 · good 32.40 · out of range fair
Tue 16:00 0.28 · good 4.74 · good 32.50 · out of range good
Tue 17:00 0.30 · good 4.72 · good 32.60 · out of range good
Tue 18:00 0.32 · good 4.75 · good 32.60 · out of range fair
Tue 19:00 0.32 · good 4.71 · good 32.70 · out of range fair
Tue 20:00 0.34 · good 5.00 · good 32.70 · out of range fair
Tue 21:00 0.34 · good 5.02 · good 32.70 · out of range fair