MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Crystal River Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Sat 02:43 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Sat 02:43 (EDT)

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

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sat 04:00 (EDT)

Later today

Good · 6.8/10

Sat 18:00 (EDT)

Next three days

Good · 6.8/10

Sat 18:00 (EDT)

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

Score: 6.8/10

Best time: Sat 08:00

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.5 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

27.4°C

Max air

23.5°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 08:00 (16% 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 08:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (65 hours)
  • Wind (37 hours)
  • Darkness (36 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 08:00.

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 06:00

Sat 19:00, Sun 06:00, Sun 20:00, Mon 08:00, Mon 21:00

Nearby alternatives in USA

Key Largo

475 km away

✅ Good

Dry Tortugas

476 km away

✅ Good

Bahia Honda

490 km away

✅ Good

Looe Key

499 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 04:00 – Mon 04:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.64 around Fri 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 0.16m to 0.36m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 10/24 sampled hours (range 3.14 to 7.34m/s).

Tides range from -0.63m to 0.39m; 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
Fri 04:00 0.20 · good 7.16 · high 27.90 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.20 · good 6.56 · high 27.80 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.20 · good 7.34 · high 27.80 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.16 · good 5.90 · high 27.50 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.18 · good 5.48 · high 27.40 · good Good
Fri 09:00 0.20 · good 5.46 · high 27.40 · good Good
Fri 10:00 0.20 · good 6.66 · high 27.40 · good Good
Fri 11:00 0.22 · good 7.07 · high 27.40 · good Good
Fri 12:00 0.22 · good 6.99 · high 27.50 · good Good
Fri 13:00 0.22 · good 5.89 · high 27.50 · good Good
Fri 14:00 0.22 · good 5.28 · good 27.50 · good Good
Fri 15:00 0.24 · good 4.02 · good 27.50 · good Good
Fri 16:00 0.24 · good 3.14 · good 27.50 · good Good
Fri 17:00 0.26 · good 3.41 · good 27.50 · good Good
Fri 18:00 0.28 · good 4.48 · good 27.50 · good Good
Fri 19:00 0.30 · good 5.60 · high 27.40 · good Fair
Fri 20:00 0.32 · good 5.31 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.34 · good 5.30 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.34 · good 4.79 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.36 · good 4.51 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.36 · good 4.47 · good 27.30 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.34 · good 6.18 · high 27.30 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.34 · good 6.21 · high 27.30 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.34 · good 5.84 · high 27.30 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.36 · good 5.39 · good 27.20 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.36 · good 5.12 · good 27.20 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.38 · high 4.70 · good 27.20 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.52 · high 3.94 · good 27.30 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.56 · high 4.17 · good 27.30 · good Fair
Sat 09:00 0.58 · high 4.70 · good 27.30 · good Fair
Sat 10:00 0.62 · high 5.73 · high 27.40 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 0.64 · high 5.91 · high 27.40 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 0.66 · high 5.44 · high 27.50 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 0.64 · high 6.35 · high 27.50 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 0.64 · high 6.15 · high 27.60 · good Fair
Sat 15:00 0.64 · high 5.43 · high 27.60 · good Fair
Sat 16:00 0.62 · high 4.73 · good 27.60 · good Fair
Sat 17:00 0.62 · high 3.86 · good 27.60 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 0.62 · high 3.74 · good 27.60 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 0.62 · high 2.56 · good 27.60 · good Fair
Sat 20:00 0.62 · high 2.25 · good 27.60 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.64 · high 2.02 · good 27.60 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.64 · high 2.04 · good 27.60 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.66 · high 2.08 · good 27.60 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.66 · high 1.56 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.66 · high 2.73 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.66 · high 3.00 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.66 · high 2.97 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.66 · high 2.87 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.66 · high 2.91 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.66 · high 3.45 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.78 · high 2.90 · good 27.10 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.80 · high 2.70 · good 27.10 · good Fair
Sun 09:00 0.80 · high 2.77 · good 27.20 · good Fair
Sun 10:00 0.80 · high 3.28 · good 27.20 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 0.80 · high 3.64 · good 27.30 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 0.64 · high 5.06 · good 27.30 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 0.60 · high 4.87 · good 27.40 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 0.58 · high 4.71 · good 27.40 · good Fair
Sun 15:00 0.54 · high 4.61 · good 27.50 · good Fair
Sun 16:00 0.52 · high 4.08 · good 27.50 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 0.48 · high 4.22 · good 27.50 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 0.46 · high 4.10 · good 27.50 · good Fair
Sun 19:00 0.44 · high 3.41 · good 27.50 · good Fair
Sun 20:00 0.42 · high 3.06 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.40 · high 2.86 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.40 · high 2.80 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.38 · high 2.69 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.38 · high 2.77 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.36 · good 2.93 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.36 · good 2.92 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.36 · good 3.11 · good 27.40 · good Poor