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GO. KAYAK.

Best Window

06:00 – 21:00ET · 15 HOURS

Best window 06:00 – 21:00 ET — Kayak scores 10.0/10. Wind avg 4 kt, swell 0.3ft, visibility est 22ft.

10.0/ 10

Wave

0.5FT

4.5s · ENE 77°

Wind

3KT

NNW 336° · Gust 7

Tide

FALLING

High 12:47 · 2.5ft

Water / Vis.

88°F

Viz 22ft 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

0.5FT

Period 4.5s · From ENE (77°) · Clean & ordered

Wind

3KT

Gust 7 kt · NNW 336°

Tide

FALLING

Next high 12:47 · 2.5ft
Next low 06:13 · 0.2ft

Air / Water

81°F AIR

Water 88°F · 31.1°C
Feels 82°F · Humidity 74%

UV Index

8/ 11

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

Vis · Underwater

22FT

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

Daylight

07:01

↑ Sunrise

19:40

↓ Sunset

Daylight 13h25m · Civil dawn 06:14

03 / Sport-by-sport verdict

GO / NO-GO.

6 disciplines
Best window highlighted · 05–22h

Snorkeling

FAIR SCORE · 5.0 / 10

Best window 06:00–21:00 ET — workable, but watch the wind. Scores 5.0/10 on 0.5 ft at 5s, wind 3 kt, visibility est 22 ft.

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

Scuba

FAIR SCORE · 5.0 / 10

Best window 06:00–21:00 ET — workable, but watch the wind. Scores 5.0/10 on 0.5 ft at 5s, wind 3 kt, visibility est 22 ft.

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

SUP

IDEAL SCORE · 9.7 / 10

Best window 06:00–13:00 ET — clean all through the window. Scores 9.7/10 on 0.5 ft at 5s, wind 3 kt, visibility est 22 ft.

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

Kayak

IDEAL SCORE · 10.0 / 10

Best window 06:00–21:00 ET — clean all through the window. Scores 10.0/10 on 0.5 ft at 5s, wind 3 kt, visibility est 22 ft.

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

Freediving

FAIR SCORE · 5.0 / 10

Best window 06:00–21:00 ET — workable, but watch the wind. Scores 5.0/10 on 0.5 ft at 5s, wind 3 kt, visibility est 22 ft.

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

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 0.5 ft at 5s, wind 3 kt, visibility est 22 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

Four measures on one timeline, wide enough to actually read. The names stay pinned on the left while the days scroll past.

← drag sideways · the rose follows →

05L / Wave · Wind · Swell (legacy fallback)

WAVE · WIND · SWELL.

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Wave height (ft) Wind speed (kt) Daily peak Period labels at axis · seconds

Peak wave

3.1FT · 17:00

Mean period

8.9S

Peak wind

15KT · 20:00

Dominant swell

ESE112°

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