Snapper Hole

Boat dive · 30 to 60 ft · 19.310, -81.080 (approximate) · water 29.1 °C

Site verdict

NE 13 kt, 0.9 m seas at 5 s from the ESE

Wind NE13 kt (17)

Seas ESE0.9 m @ 5 s

Evidence

MWCR observed 13:00: ENE 8 kt (used for the current hour)
Open-Meteo forecast 13:00 to 19:00 (fetched 2 min ago)
Wind: NE 13 kt at 19:00, blowing onto this site
Sea: 0.9 m seas at 5 s from the ESE at 13:00, which reaches this site
No reports in the last 3 h: forecast only

Zone verdict for East End: Go see zone

Exposure, in plain language

East End reef with tunnels and an anchor. Exposed to the trades; dived when they ease or go south.

Wind reaches this site from the north-north-east through the south-east (20° to 140°). Swell reaches it from the north through the south-south-east (10° to 150°). It is sheltered from the S, SW, W, NW.

🌊Tide: Near low water · high 18:10 · then low 00:45 · 0.3 m range

Cayman tides are small (about 0.3 m) and rarely decide the day. Times are from a global tide model, roughly ±30 min; the official tables are on the CINWS sun and tides page.

Hourly forecast

From the East End zone point, not the site itself. Wind in knots, heights in metres, Cayman time.

Time	Wind	Gust	Dir	Seas	Period	Dir	Swell	Period	Dir	SST
Thu 5 Nov 13:00	11 kt	15	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.8 m	5 s	SE	29.1 °C
14:00	10 kt	15	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.8 m	5 s	SE	29.1 °C
15:00	11 kt	15	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.8 m	5 s	SE	29.1 °C
16:00	12 kt	16	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.8 m	5 s	SE	29.1 °C
17:00	13 kt	17	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	SE	29.1 °C
18:00	13 kt	17	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	SE	29.0 °C
19:00	13 kt	17	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	SE	29.0 °C
20:00	13 kt	18	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	SE	29.0 °C
21:00	13 kt	18	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	29.0 °C
22:00	14 kt	18	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	28.9 °C
23:00	15 kt	20	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	28.9 °C
Fri 6 Nov 00:00	15 kt	20	ENE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	28.9 °C
01:00	14 kt	20	ENE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	28.9 °C
02:00	9 kt	19	ESE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	28.9 °C
03:00	9 kt	14	ENE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	28.8 °C
04:00	11 kt	14	ENE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	28.8 °C
05:00	11 kt	15	ENE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	28.8 °C
06:00	12 kt	16	ENE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	28.8 °C
07:00	13 kt	17	ENE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	28.8 °C
08:00	14 kt	18	ENE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	SE	28.9 °C
09:00	14 kt	19	ENE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	SE	28.9 °C
10:00	15 kt	19	ENE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.5 m	5 s	SE	29.0 °C
11:00	14 kt	19	ENE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	4 s	ESE	29.0 °C
12:00	13 kt	18	NE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	4 s	ESE	29.1 °C
13:00	13 kt	17	NE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	4 s	ESE	29.1 °C
14:00	14 kt	18	NE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.4 m	4 s	ESE	29.1 °C
15:00	14 kt	18	NE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.4 m	4 s	ESE	29.1 °C
16:00	14 kt	18	NE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.4 m	4 s	ESE	29.0 °C
17:00	15 kt	20	NE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.4 m	4 s	ESE	29.0 °C
18:00	16 kt	20	NE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.4 m	4 s	ESE	29.0 °C

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