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GO. SNORKEL.

Best Window

06:00 – 21:00ET · 15 HOURS

Best window 06:00 – 21:00 ET — Snorkel scores 10.0/10. Wind avg 7 kt, swell 0.9ft, visibility est 45ft.

10.0/ 10

Wave

1.2FT

4.7s · ENE 56°

Wind

6KT

ENE 69° · Gust 10

Tide

RISING

High 05:35 · 2.7ft

Water / Vis.

81°F

Viz 45ft est · Air 79°

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02 / Sun & Moon

SUN & MOON.

Visibility arcs · live lunar phase

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DAYLIGHT

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03 / Today at a glance

TODAY, NOW.

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

Wave height

1.2FT

Period 4.7s · From ENE (56°) · Clean & ordered

Wind

6KT

Gust 10 kt · ENE 69°

Tide

RISING

Next high 05:35 · 2.7ft
Next low 11:45 · 0.6ft

Air / Water

79°F AIR

Water 81°F · 27.2°C
Feels 82°F · Humidity 74%

UV Index

6/ 11

HIGH · Peak 13:00
Burn time ≈ 30 min

Vis · Underwater

45FT

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

Daylight

06:31

↑ Sunrise

17:36

↓ Sunset

Daylight 11h05m · Civil dawn 06:07

02 / Today's Headlines

TODAY'S NUMBERS.

The 4 critical numbers, full-size
NOAA + Open-Meteo · 05:00 ET

Air Temp

79°F

Feels 79°

Water Temp

80°F

27.2°C · Vis 45ft

Wave

1.2FT

4.7s · ENE 56°

UV Index

6/11

HIGH · peak 13:00

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 1.2 ft at 5s, wind 6 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 1.2 ft at 5s, wind 6 kt, visibility est 45 ft.

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

SUP

FAIR SCORE · 5.0 / 10

Best window 06:00–21:00 ET — workable, but watch the wind. Scores 5.0/10 on 1.2 ft at 5s, wind 6 kt, visibility est 45 ft.

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

Kayak

IDEAL SCORE · 10.0 / 10

Best window 06:00–21:00 ET — clean all through the window. Scores 10.0/10 on 1.2 ft at 5s, wind 6 kt, visibility est 45 ft.

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

Freediving

IDEAL SCORE · 10.0 / 10

Best window 06:00–21:00 ET — clean all through the window. Scores 10.0/10 on 1.2 ft at 5s, wind 6 kt, visibility est 45 ft.

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

Open-Water
Swim

IDEAL SCORE · 8.7 / 10

Best window 06:00–17:00 ET — clean all through the window. Scores 8.7/10 on 1.2 ft at 5s, wind 6 kt, visibility est 45 ft.

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

04 / Tide · 5 days · drag chart

THE TIDE.

NOAA Station 8723214 · Virginia Key
MLLW datum · feet · 30-min res

Currently RISING+0.1 ft/h → turns at 05:35

Range today 2.2FT neap tide · waning crescent

Next high 05:352.7 FT slackest water near the turn

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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06 / Six days, one band

THE WINDOW.

hourly verdict

Every hour of the next six days, coloured only by the verdict.

Verdicthourly

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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 →

07 / Long view

THE WEEK AHEAD.

Thu · Fri · Sat · Sun
Composite verdict = worst of 5

08 / Archive

PAST 7 DAYS.

Past bulletins · living archive