Can you snorkel in Crystal River today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Crystal River starts Thu 11:00 and lasts until 18:00. Around 16% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Crystal River?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Crystal River so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Crystal River Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Tue 21:55

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.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:45

Sunset

20:27

Water

30.9°C

Max air

25.9°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

32% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 11:00–18:00 (16% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

❌ poor 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 (50 hours)
Sea temperature (50 hours)
Darkness (24 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

Wed 11:00, Thu 12:00

Nearby alternatives in USA

Key Largo

475 km away

✅ Good

Dry Tortugas

476 km away

❌ Poor

Bahia Honda

490 km away

✅ Good

Looe Key

499 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 01:00 – Mon 01:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.83 around Fri 08:00; 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.12m to 0.22m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.5 to 4.74m/s).

Tides range from -0.75m to 0.3m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Fri 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 12:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 13:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 14:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 15:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 16:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 18:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 19:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 20:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 21:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 22:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 23:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 12:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 13:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 14:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 15:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 16:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 18:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 19:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 20:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 21:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 22:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 23:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 20:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 21:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 22:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 23:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

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
Fri 01:00	0.16 · good	1.77 · good	32.50 · out of range	poor
Fri 02:00	0.20 · good	1.60 · good	32.50 · out of range	poor
Fri 03:00	0.22 · good	1.46 · good	32.50 · out of range	poor
Fri 04:00	0.20 · good	0.54 · good	32.40 · out of range	poor
Fri 05:00	0.20 · good	1.12 · good	32.40 · out of range	poor
Fri 06:00	0.18 · good	1.56 · good	32.40 · out of range	poor
Fri 07:00	0.16 · good	1.46 · good	32.30 · out of range	poor
Fri 08:00	0.16 · good	1.30 · good	32.30 · out of range	poor
Fri 09:00	0.14 · good	1.12 · good	32.30 · out of range	poor
Fri 10:00	0.14 · good	1.33 · good	32.20 · out of range	poor
Fri 11:00	0.14 · good	1.40 · good	32.20 · out of range	good
Fri 12:00	0.14 · good	1.04 · good	32.20 · out of range	excellent
Fri 13:00	0.14 · good	1.22 · good	32.30 · out of range	excellent
Fri 14:00	0.12 · good	0.50 · good	32.40 · out of range	excellent
Fri 15:00	0.12 · good	1.22 · good	32.50 · out of range	excellent
Fri 16:00	0.12 · good	2.63 · good	32.60 · out of range	excellent
Fri 17:00	0.14 · good	4.14 · good	32.80 · out of range	good
Fri 18:00	0.14 · good	4.74 · good	32.80 · out of range	good
Fri 19:00	0.16 · good	4.62 · good	32.80 · out of range	good
Fri 20:00	0.16 · good	2.24 · good	32.80 · out of range	good
Fri 21:00	0.18 · good	4.20 · good	32.80 · out of range	good
Fri 22:00	0.18 · good	4.46 · good	32.80 · out of range	good
Fri 23:00	0.16 · good	3.62 · good	32.70 · out of range	good
Sat 00:00	0.16 · good	2.63 · good	32.70 · out of range	poor
Sat 01:00	0.16 · good	2.00 · good	32.70 · out of range	poor
Sat 02:00	0.14 · good	1.32 · good	32.70 · out of range	poor
Sat 03:00	0.14 · good	1.97 · good	32.70 · out of range	poor
Sat 04:00	0.14 · good	1.61 · good	32.70 · out of range	poor
Sat 05:00	0.14 · good	2.23 · good	32.60 · out of range	poor
Sat 06:00	0.14 · good	2.93 · good	32.60 · out of range	poor
Sat 07:00	0.14 · good	2.43 · good	32.60 · out of range	poor
Sat 08:00	0.14 · good	0.64 · good	32.50 · out of range	poor
Sat 09:00	0.14 · good	0.85 · good	32.50 · out of range	poor
Sat 10:00	0.14 · good	1.13 · good	32.50 · out of range	poor
Sat 11:00	0.14 · good	2.19 · good	32.40 · out of range	good
Sat 12:00	0.14 · good	1.86 · good	32.40 · out of range	excellent
Sat 13:00	0.14 · good	2.27 · good	32.50 · out of range	excellent
Sat 14:00	0.14 · good	2.80 · good	32.50 · out of range	excellent
Sat 15:00	0.14 · good	2.82 · good	32.60 · out of range	excellent
Sat 16:00	0.14 · good	3.11 · good	32.70 · out of range	excellent
Sat 17:00	0.14 · good	4.02 · good	32.70 · out of range	good
Sat 18:00	0.14 · good	5.02 · good	32.80 · out of range	good
Sat 19:00	0.14 · good	5.48 · high	32.80 · out of range	good
Sat 20:00	0.14 · good	5.33 · good	32.80 · out of range	good
Sat 21:00	0.14 · good	6.97 · high	32.90 · out of range	good
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