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Crystal River Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Tue 04:14 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 01:11

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

Best morning signal: Wed 11:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 15:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:45

Sunset

20:27

Water

30.8°C

Max air

31.6°C

Sky

Clear

4% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 11:00–18:00 (17% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

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 (46 hours)
  • Sea temperature (46 hours)
  • Darkness (20 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.

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

Wed 05:00 – Sat 05:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.72 around Wed 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 0.22m to 0.3m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 1.97 to 5.59m/s).

Tides range from -0.59m to 0.17m; 1 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
Wed 05:00 0.30 · good 2.10 · good 31.90 · out of range poor
Wed 06:00 0.30 · good 2.39 · good 31.80 · out of range poor
Wed 07:00 0.30 · good 2.38 · good 31.80 · out of range poor
Wed 08:00 0.30 · good 2.45 · good 31.70 · out of range poor
Wed 09:00 0.30 · good 2.69 · good 31.70 · out of range poor
Wed 10:00 0.28 · good 2.67 · good 31.70 · out of range poor
Wed 11:00 0.28 · good 2.40 · good 31.70 · out of range good
Wed 12:00 0.26 · good 2.02 · good 31.70 · out of range excellent
Wed 13:00 0.26 · good 3.24 · good 31.70 · out of range good
Wed 14:00 0.26 · good 3.41 · good 31.80 · out of range good
Wed 15:00 0.26 · good 3.81 · good 31.90 · out of range good
Wed 16:00 0.26 · good 4.65 · good 32.10 · out of range good
Wed 17:00 0.24 · good 4.79 · good 32.20 · out of range good
Wed 18:00 0.24 · good 5.05 · good 32.20 · out of range good
Wed 19:00 0.24 · good 5.28 · good 32.30 · out of range good
Wed 20:00 0.26 · good 5.16 · good 32.30 · out of range good
Wed 21:00 0.26 · good 5.19 · good 32.20 · out of range good
Wed 22:00 0.26 · good 5.59 · high 32.20 · out of range good
Wed 23:00 0.26 · good 4.83 · good 32.20 · out of range good
Thu 00:00 0.26 · good 4.79 · good 32.20 · out of range poor
Thu 01:00 0.24 · good 3.40 · good 32.20 · out of range poor
Thu 02:00 0.24 · good 3.22 · good 32.10 · out of range poor
Thu 03:00 0.22 · good 2.64 · good 32.10 · out of range poor
Thu 04:00 0.22 · good 1.97 · good 32.10 · out of range poor
Thu 05:00 0.22 · good 2.14 · good 32.10 · out of range poor
Thu 06:00 0.22 · good 1.61 · good 32.00 · out of range poor
Thu 07:00 0.22 · good 1.12 · good 32.00 · out of range poor
Thu 08:00 0.22 · good 0.99 · good 32.00 · out of range poor
Thu 09:00 0.14 · good 0.81 · good 32.10 · out of range poor
Thu 10:00 0.14 · good 1.46 · good 32.00 · out of range poor
Thu 11:00 0.14 · good 1.41 · good 32.00 · out of range excellent
Thu 12:00 0.14 · good 1.36 · good 32.00 · out of range excellent
Thu 13:00 0.14 · good 1.36 · good 32.10 · out of range excellent
Thu 14:00 0.14 · good 0.64 · good 32.20 · out of range excellent
Thu 15:00 0.14 · good 0.98 · good 32.30 · out of range excellent
Thu 16:00 0.14 · good 2.43 · good 32.40 · out of range excellent
Thu 17:00 0.14 · good 3.85 · good 32.50 · out of range excellent
Thu 18:00 0.14 · good 4.49 · good 32.50 · out of range good
Thu 19:00 0.14 · good 5.26 · good 32.60 · out of range good
Thu 20:00 0.14 · good 5.06 · good 32.60 · out of range good
Thu 21:00 0.14 · good 5.33 · good 32.60 · out of range good
Thu 22:00 0.14 · good 4.60 · good 32.60 · out of range good
Thu 23:00 0.14 · good 4.31 · good 32.50 · out of range good
Fri 00:00 0.14 · good 2.42 · good 32.50 · out of range poor
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