MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Crystal River Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Sat 12:48 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Sat 12:48 (EDT)

Crystal River has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 16:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 5.6/10

Sat 15:00 (EDT)

Later today

Good · 6.9/10

Sat 18:00 (EDT)

Next three days

Good · 7.1/10

Tue 08:00 (EDT)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 6.9/10

Best time: Sat 16:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.9 m/s.

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Also see the best places to snorkel in Florida, ranked on our stored historical scores.

Sunrise

07:32

Sunset

18:58

Water

27.3°C

Max air

22.6°C

Sky

Clear

9% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 16:00–18:00 (19% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 16:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (58 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Wind (37 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 04:00.

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: Sun 07:00

Sat 19:00, Sun 07:00, Sun 20:00, Mon 08:00, Mon 21:00, Tue 09:00

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

Thu 15:00 – Sun 15:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.76 around Thu 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 0.18m to 0.28m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.49 to 4.72m/s).

Tides range from -0.57m to 0.45m; 1 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Thu 15:00 0.20 · good 3.89 · good 28.50 · good Good
Thu 16:00 0.20 · good 2.19 · good 28.50 · good Good
Thu 17:00 0.18 · good 1.49 · good 28.50 · good Excellent
Thu 18:00 0.18 · good 1.89 · good 28.50 · good Excellent
Thu 19:00 0.18 · good 2.20 · good 28.40 · good Excellent
Thu 20:00 0.18 · good 2.21 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.20 · good 2.62 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.20 · good 2.43 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.22 · good 2.94 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.24 · good 3.34 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.24 · good 2.82 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.26 · good 3.03 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.26 · good 3.34 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.28 · good 3.50 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.28 · good 3.32 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.28 · good 3.57 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.24 · good 3.26 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.24 · good 2.60 · good 28.30 · good Good
Fri 09:00 0.24 · good 2.96 · good 28.40 · good Good
Fri 10:00 0.24 · good 3.77 · good 28.40 · good Good
Fri 11:00 0.24 · good 4.72 · good 28.50 · good Good
Fri 12:00 0.24 · good 4.44 · good 28.50 · good Good
Fri 13:00 0.24 · good 3.18 · good 28.60 · good Good
Fri 14:00 0.22 · good 2.02 · good 28.60 · good Good
Fri 15:00 0.22 · good 2.27 · good 28.60 · good Good
Fri 16:00 0.20 · good 6.60 · high 28.60 · good Good
Fri 17:00 0.20 · good 5.43 · high 28.60 · good Good
Fri 18:00 0.20 · good 3.67 · good 28.60 · good Good
Fri 19:00 0.20 · good 3.23 · good 28.60 · good Good
Fri 20:00 0.20 · good 2.63 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.20 · good 4.75 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.20 · good 4.69 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.20 · good 4.24 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.20 · good 3.62 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.22 · good 3.44 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.22 · good 2.58 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.22 · good 2.27 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.24 · good 3.55 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.24 · good 3.52 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.24 · good 3.42 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.24 · good 4.20 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.24 · good 3.90 · good 28.30 · good Good
Sat 09:00 0.24 · good 4.00 · good 28.40 · good Good
Sat 10:00 0.24 · good 4.84 · good 28.50 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.24 · good 4.75 · good 28.70 · good Good
Sat 12:00 0.24 · good 4.73 · good 28.80 · good Good
Sat 13:00 0.28 · good 4.65 · good 28.90 · good Good
Sat 14:00 0.28 · good 4.74 · good 29.00 · good Good
Sat 15:00 0.28 · good 4.92 · good 29.10 · good Good
Sat 16:00 0.28 · good 4.88 · good 29.10 · good Good
Sat 17:00 0.28 · good 4.92 · good 29.00 · good Good
Sat 18:00 0.28 · good 4.29 · good 29.00 · good Good
Sat 19:00 0.26 · good 3.29 · good 29.00 · good Good
Sat 20:00 0.26 · good 2.85 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.26 · good 3.47 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.26 · good 3.79 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.26 · good 3.48 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.26 · good 3.09 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.26 · good 2.84 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.26 · good 2.35 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.26 · good 2.40 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.26 · good 2.50 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.26 · good 2.93 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.26 · good 2.88 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.26 · good 2.56 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.26 · good 2.92 · good 28.40 · good Excellent
Sun 09:00 0.26 · good 3.40 · good 28.40 · good Good
Sun 10:00 0.26 · good 3.89 · good 28.40 · good Good
Sun 11:00 0.26 · good 3.97 · good 28.50 · good Good
Sun 12:00 0.26 · good 3.80 · good 28.50 · good Good
Sun 13:00 0.24 · good 4.43 · good 28.50 · good Good
Sun 14:00 0.20 · good 4.66 · good 28.60 · good Good