MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Crystal River Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Sat 15:54 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Sat 15:54 (EDT)

Crystal River has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.7/10

Sat 18:00 (EDT)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Excellent · 7.2/10

Tue 08:00 (EDT)

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

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: -

Main risk: Waves

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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

27.2°C

Max air

18.3°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 09:00 (18% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

❌ Poor 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 Mon 09:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (55 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Wind (38 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 16:00.

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

❌ Poor

Dry Tortugas

476 km away

⚠️ Fair

Bahia Honda

490 km away

❌ Poor

Looe Key

499 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 18:00 – Thu 18:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.87 around Tue 16:00; 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 0.1m to 0.32m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.57 to 4.39m/s).

Tides range from -0.67m to 0.6m; 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Mon 18:00 0.22 · good 4.39 · good 28.30 · good Good
Mon 19:00 0.24 · good 3.49 · good 28.30 · good Excellent
Mon 20:00 0.26 · good 3.31 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.28 · good 3.35 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.30 · good 3.22 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.32 · good 3.14 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.30 · good 2.85 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.30 · good 1.55 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.28 · good 0.57 · good 28.10 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.26 · good 1.92 · good 28.10 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.26 · good 2.21 · good 28.00 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.24 · good 1.81 · good 28.00 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.22 · good 1.91 · good 28.00 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.22 · good 1.97 · good 27.90 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.20 · good 1.80 · good 28.10 · good Excellent
Tue 09:00 0.20 · good 1.62 · good 28.20 · good Excellent
Tue 10:00 0.14 · good 2.20 · good 28.30 · good Excellent
Tue 11:00 0.14 · good 1.91 · good 28.40 · good Excellent
Tue 12:00 0.14 · good 1.90 · good 28.50 · good Excellent
Tue 13:00 0.12 · good 1.88 · good 28.60 · good Excellent
Tue 14:00 0.12 · good 3.05 · good 28.70 · good Excellent
Tue 15:00 0.12 · good 2.94 · good 28.70 · good Excellent
Tue 16:00 0.10 · good 3.32 · good 28.70 · good Excellent
Tue 17:00 0.10 · good 3.60 · good 28.60 · good Excellent
Tue 18:00 0.10 · good 3.69 · good 28.60 · good Excellent
Tue 19:00 0.10 · good 2.55 · good 28.60 · good Excellent
Tue 20:00 0.10 · good 2.00 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.10 · good 1.82 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.12 · good 2.06 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.12 · good 2.81 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.14 · good 3.13 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.16 · good 2.22 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.18 · good 2.65 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.18 · good 2.52 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.18 · good 2.55 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.18 · good 2.69 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.16 · good 2.11 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.14 · good 2.72 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.14 · good 2.75 · good 28.20 · good Excellent
Wed 09:00 0.14 · good 2.83 · good 28.20 · good Excellent
Wed 10:00 0.12 · good 3.11 · good 28.30 · good Excellent
Wed 11:00 0.20 · good 2.72 · good 28.50 · good Good
Wed 12:00 0.18 · good 1.97 · good 28.60 · good Good
Wed 13:00 0.18 · good 1.77 · good 28.70 · good Good
Wed 14:00 0.16 · good 1.98 · good 28.80 · good Good
Wed 15:00 0.16 · good 2.47 · good 28.80 · good Good
Wed 16:00 0.14 · good 3.81 · good 28.90 · good Excellent
Wed 17:00 0.14 · good 3.61 · good 28.90 · good Good
Wed 18:00 0.14 · good 1.87 · good 28.90 · good Excellent
Wed 19:00 0.14 · good 2.55 · good 28.90 · good Good
Wed 20:00 0.14 · good 4.57 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.14 · good 4.39 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.16 · good 3.98 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.16 · good 3.29 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.18 · good 3.35 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.20 · good 2.90 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.22 · good 3.13 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.24 · good 3.30 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.24 · good 3.04 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.26 · good 3.07 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.24 · good 2.91 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.26 · good 2.69 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.26 · good 2.65 · good 28.20 · good Good
Thu 09:00 0.26 · good 3.90 · good 28.30 · good Good
Thu 10:00 0.28 · good 4.57 · good 28.30 · good Good
Thu 11:00 0.28 · good 5.01 · good 28.40 · good Good
Thu 12:00 0.26 · good 4.92 · good 28.40 · good Good
Thu 13:00 0.22 · good 4.61 · good 28.50 · good Good
Thu 14:00 0.22 · good 4.25 · good 28.50 · good Good
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