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Best Window

06:00 – 21:00ET · 15 HOURS

Best window 06:00 – 21:00 ET — Snorkel scores 10.0/10. Wind avg 4 kt, swell 0.6ft, visibility est 45ft.

10.0/ 10

Wave

0.6FT

3.5s · ESE 120°

Wind

4KT

WSW 251° · Gust 7

Tide

RISING

High 07:36 · 2.1ft

Water / Vis.

89°F

Viz 45ft est · Air 81°

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03 / Today at a glance

TODAY, NOW.

Updated 04:58 ET
Source · NOAA + Open-Meteo Marine

Wave height

0.6FT

Period 3.5s · From ESE (120°) · Clean & ordered

Wind

4KT

Gust 7 kt · WSW 251°

Tide

RISING

Next high 07:36 · 2.1ft
Next low 13:51 · 0.3ft

Air / Water

81°F AIR

Water 89°F · 31.9°C
Feels 82°F · Humidity 74%

UV Index

8/ 11

VERY HIGH · Peak 14:00
Burn time ≈ 20 min

Vis · Underwater

45FT

Estimated from wave, period and wind
No in-water observation

Daylight

06:58

↑ Sunrise

19:47

↓ Sunset

Daylight 13h25m · Civil dawn 06:14

03 / Sport-by-sport verdict

GO / NO-GO.

6 disciplines
Best window highlighted · 05–22h

Snorkeling

IDEAL SCORE · 10.0 / 10

Best window 06:00–21:00 ET — clean all through the window. Scores 10.0/10 on 0.6 ft at 3s, wind 4 kt, visibility est 45 ft.

05 · 09 · 13 · 17 · 21 h 06:00 → 21:00

Scuba

IDEAL SCORE · 10.0 / 10

Best window 06:00–21:00 ET — clean all through the window. Scores 10.0/10 on 0.6 ft at 3s, wind 4 kt, visibility est 45 ft.

05 · 09 · 13 · 17 · 21 h 06:00 → 21:00

SUP

IDEAL SCORE · 8.7 / 10

Best window 06:00–14:00 ET — clean all through the window. Scores 8.7/10 on 0.6 ft at 3s, wind 4 kt, visibility est 45 ft.

05 · 09 · 13 · 17 · 21 h 06:00 → 14:00

Kayak

IDEAL SCORE · 10.0 / 10

Best window 06:00–21:00 ET — clean all through the window. Scores 10.0/10 on 0.6 ft at 3s, wind 4 kt, visibility est 45 ft.

05 · 09 · 13 · 17 · 21 h 06:00 → 21:00

Freediving

IDEAL SCORE · 8.7 / 10

Best window 06:00–14:00 ET — clean all through the window. Scores 8.7/10 on 0.6 ft at 3s, wind 4 kt, visibility est 45 ft.

05 · 09 · 13 · 17 · 21 h 06:00 → 14:00

Open-Water
Swim

IDEAL SCORE · 10.0 / 10

Best window 06:00–21:00 ET — clean all through the window. Scores 10.0/10 on 0.6 ft at 3s, wind 4 kt, visibility est 45 ft.

05 · 09 · 13 · 17 · 21 h 06:00 → 21:00

05 / Wind against the shore

THE ROSE.

South Pointe faces 100° ESE

Direction decides whether the water is glassy. West wind blows off the land and holds the face smooth; east wind blows straight in and breaks it up. The pale wedge is every direction that still counts as offshore.

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07 / Everything on one axis

THE STACK.

tide · wave · gust · uv

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