MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Crystal River Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Sun 01:16 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Crystal River has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 08:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sun 04:00 (EDT)

Later today

Good · 5.9/10

Sun 08:00 (EDT)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.6/10

Tue 08:00 (EDT)

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

Score: 5.9/10

Best time: Sun 08:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 08:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 18:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.1 m/s.

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

Sunrise

07:33

Sunset

18:57

Water

26.4°C

Max air

23.5°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 08:00 (28% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 08:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (45 hours)
  • Darkness (35 hours)
  • Wind (24 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

Sun 07:00, Sun 20:00, Mon 08:00, Mon 21:00, Tue 09:00, Tue 22:00

Nearby alternatives in USA

Key Largo

475 km away

❌ Poor

Dry Tortugas

476 km away

❌ Poor

Bahia Honda

490 km away

❌ Poor

Looe Key

499 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 04:00 – Tue 04:00 (EDT)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.89 around Sat 08:00; 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 0.04m to 0.18m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 22/24 sampled hours (range 1.86 to 6.33m/s).

Tides range from -0.45m to 0.21m; 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
Sat 04:00 0.10 · good 2.72 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.08 · good 2.65 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.08 · good 2.63 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.06 · good 2.83 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.06 · good 2.77 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Sat 09:00 0.06 · good 3.47 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Sat 10:00 0.04 · good 3.84 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Sat 11:00 0.04 · good 4.05 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Sat 12:00 0.04 · good 4.22 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Sat 13:00 0.04 · good 4.70 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Sat 14:00 0.06 · good 4.40 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sat 15:00 0.06 · good 4.79 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Sat 16:00 0.06 · good 5.16 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sat 17:00 0.06 · good 5.60 · high 30.30 · good Good
Sat 18:00 0.10 · good 6.33 · high 30.30 · good Good
Sat 19:00 0.14 · good 3.83 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Sat 20:00 0.18 · good 2.79 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.16 · good 4.24 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.16 · good 3.58 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.14 · good 2.55 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.14 · good 2.69 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.14 · good 1.86 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.14 · good 2.42 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.14 · good 2.57 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.12 · good 2.72 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.12 · good 2.67 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.12 · good 2.81 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.08 · good 2.85 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.08 · good 2.47 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Sun 09:00 0.08 · good 2.82 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Sun 10:00 0.06 · good 2.66 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Sun 11:00 0.04 · good 2.63 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Sun 12:00 0.04 · good 2.20 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Sun 13:00 0.04 · good 1.30 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Sun 14:00 0.04 · good 0.64 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Sun 15:00 0.04 · good 1.46 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Sun 16:00 0.04 · good 1.82 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Sun 17:00 0.04 · good 1.73 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Sun 18:00 0.04 · good 3.34 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Sun 19:00 0.04 · good 4.12 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Sun 20:00 0.04 · good 2.82 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.04 · good 1.91 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.06 · good 2.16 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.06 · good 3.22 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.06 · good 3.57 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.06 · good 3.13 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.06 · good 2.60 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.06 · good 2.40 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.06 · good 2.14 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.06 · good 2.21 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.06 · good 2.56 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.06 · good 2.66 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.06 · good 2.64 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Mon 09:00 0.06 · good 2.16 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Mon 10:00 0.06 · good 2.44 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Mon 11:00 0.06 · good 2.64 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Mon 12:00 0.10 · good 2.51 · good 30.40 · good Good
Mon 13:00 0.08 · good 2.55 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Mon 14:00 0.08 · good 2.21 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Mon 15:00 0.08 · good 2.20 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Mon 16:00 0.08 · good 1.91 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Mon 17:00 0.08 · good 1.02 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Mon 18:00 0.08 · good 1.56 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Mon 19:00 0.10 · good 2.01 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Mon 20:00 0.10 · good 2.28 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.10 · good 1.53 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.08 · good 2.67 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.08 · good 2.70 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.10 · good 2.60 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.10 · good 2.28 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.12 · good 2.15 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.12 · good 2.25 · good 30.10 · good Poor