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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 19:56

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

Score: 6.4/10

Best time: Thu 07:00

Main risk: Waves

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No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

06:46

Sunset

20:27

Water

31.1°C

Max air

29.1°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

60% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 11:00–18:00 (29% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

❌ poor 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 (28 hours)
  • Sea temperature (28 hours)
  • Darkness (15 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 14:00.

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: Thu 12:00

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 23:00 – Sat 23:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.4 around Thu 08:00; 1 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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18/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.2m to 0.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 8/24 sampled hours (range 1.5 to 21.7m/s).

Tides range from -0.7m to 0.29m; 2 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Wed 23:00 0.48 · high 21.70 · high 31.40 · out of range poor
Thu 00:00 0.46 · high 17.40 · high 31.40 · out of range poor
Thu 01:00 0.44 · high 10.90 · high 31.40 · out of range poor
Thu 02:00 0.44 · high 6.60 · high 31.30 · out of range poor
Thu 03:00 0.42 · high 4.10 · good 31.30 · out of range poor
Thu 04:00 0.40 · high 1.50 · good 31.20 · out of range poor
Thu 05:00 0.36 · good 5.50 · high 31.20 · out of range poor
Thu 06:00 0.34 · good 4.60 · good 31.20 · out of range poor
Thu 07:00 0.32 · good 7.10 · high 31.10 · out of range poor
Thu 08:00 0.32 · good 5.90 · high 31.10 · out of range poor
Thu 09:00 0.30 · good 4.70 · good 31.10 · out of range poor
Thu 10:00 0.28 · good 4.40 · good 31.00 · out of range poor
Thu 11:00 0.28 · good 5.40 · good 31.00 · out of range poor
Thu 12:00 0.26 · good 3.10 · good 31.00 · out of range fair
Thu 13:00 0.24 · good 5.20 · good 31.10 · out of range poor
Thu 14:00 0.24 · good 7.80 · high 31.10 · out of range poor
Thu 15:00 0.22 · good 10.90 · high 31.20 · out of range poor
Thu 16:00 0.22 · good 15.70 · high 31.30 · out of range poor
Thu 17:00 0.20 · good 17.60 · high 31.40 · out of range poor
Thu 18:00 0.20 · good 17.90 · high 31.40 · out of range poor
Thu 19:00 0.20 · good 20.90 · high 31.50 · out of range poor
Thu 20:00 0.20 · good 20.70 · high 31.50 · out of range poor
Thu 21:00 0.20 · good 20.50 · high 31.50 · out of range poor
Thu 22:00 0.20 · good 17.60 · high 31.50 · out of range poor
Thu 23:00 0.22 · good 16.40 · high 31.50 · out of range poor
Fri 00:00 0.22 · good 13.80 · high 31.50 · out of range poor
Fri 01:00 0.22 · good 11.20 · high 31.50 · out of range poor
Fri 02:00 0.20 · good 5.40 · good 31.50 · out of range poor
Fri 03:00 0.20 · good 5.80 · high 31.50 · out of range poor
Fri 04:00 0.20 · good 6.70 · high 31.40 · out of range poor
Fri 05:00 0.18 · good 9.20 · high 31.40 · out of range poor
Fri 06:00 0.18 · good 11.20 · high 31.40 · out of range poor
Fri 07:00 0.18 · good 10.20 · high 31.30 · out of range poor
Fri 08:00 0.18 · good 9.30 · high 31.30 · out of range poor
Fri 09:00 0.18 · good 8.80 · high 31.30 · out of range poor
Fri 10:00 0.20 · good 7.60 · high 31.20 · out of range poor
Fri 11:00 0.20 · good 6.60 · high 31.20 · out of range poor
Fri 12:00 0.22 · good 6.50 · high 31.20 · out of range poor
Fri 13:00 0.22 · good 7.90 · high 31.30 · out of range poor
Fri 14:00 0.22 · good 9.80 · high 31.30 · out of range poor
Fri 15:00 0.22 · good 13.00 · high 31.40 · out of range poor
Fri 16:00 0.22 · good 15.00 · high 31.50 · out of range poor
Fri 17:00 0.20 · good 16.50 · high 31.60 · out of range poor
Fri 18:00 0.20 · good 17.60 · high 31.70 · out of range poor
Fri 19:00 0.18 · good 20.20 · high 31.70 · out of range poor
Fri 20:00 0.18 · good 20.90 · high 31.70 · out of range poor
Fri 21:00 0.16 · good 21.60 · high 31.70 · out of range poor
Fri 22:00 0.16 · good 22.40 · high 31.70 · out of range poor
Fri 23:00 0.14 · good 11.50 · high 31.70 · out of range poor
Sat 00:00 0.14 · good 8.70 · high 31.70 · out of range poor
Sat 01:00 0.14 · good 6.90 · high 31.70 · out of range poor
Sat 02:00 0.14 · good 6.90 · high 31.70 · out of range poor
Sat 03:00 0.14 · good 4.30 · good 31.70 · out of range poor
Sat 04:00 0.14 · good 8.30 · high 31.60 · out of range poor
Sat 05:00 0.14 · good 6.80 · high 31.60 · out of range poor
Sat 06:00 0.14 · good 7.70 · high 31.60 · out of range poor
Sat 07:00 0.14 · good 5.90 · high 31.50 · out of range poor
Sat 08:00 0.14 · good 4.80 · good 31.50 · out of range poor
Sat 09:00 0.14 · good 3.60 · good 31.50 · out of range poor
Sat 10:00 0.14 · good 2.40 · good 31.50 · out of range poor
Sat 11:00 0.14 · good 4.00 · good 31.50 · out of range poor
Sat 12:00 0.14 · good 4.70 · good 31.50 · out of range poor
Sat 13:00 0.14 · good 3.40 · good 31.50 · out of range good
Sat 14:00 0.14 · good 1.10 · good 31.60 · out of range excellent
Sat 15:00 0.14 · good 3.20 · good 31.70 · out of range good
Sat 16:00 0.14 · good 8.40 · high 31.80 · out of range good
Sat 17:00 0.12 · good 14.20 · high 31.90 · out of range fair
Sat 18:00 0.12 · good 15.70 · high 32.00 · out of range fair
Sat 19:00 0.14 · good 19.10 · high 32.00 · out of range fair
Sat 20:00 0.16 · good 21.20 · high 32.00 · out of range fair
Sat 21:00 0.18 · good 18.20 · high 32.00 · out of range fair
Sat 22:00 0.20 · good 14.40 · high 32.00 · out of range fair