Snorkeling after a Hurricane

[andrewabby]

We are leaving on Nov 6 for Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Belize, & Roatan. We were really looking forward to snorkeling at all the ports. Even if Tomas turns north, how long will be water be choppy and cloudy?

[wadethegringo]

Here in San Pedro, Belize, I was amazed at how calm and clear the water was . Just Amazing.

 

Here it does depend on the current weather outside the reef. Wind and rough seas will cloud the reef. The day after Richard was a beautiful calm day.

[Islandbear]

A lot has to do with the amount of rainfall on the coast you are snorkeling. Two days of slow heavy rain can ruin a bay more than 24 hours of high winds and seas. It is the muddy run-off that ruins the water and takes time to clear.

 

Email or call some of the dive shops in your locations and check on conditions. You may want to snorkel a different cove than you planned based on theier comments.

 

 

Have fun! Any day snorkeling is better than the alternative! ;)

[cruisingforsix]

W e were just there in between Paula & Richard and the weather could not have been more beautiful. we had the most amazing snorkeling trips and the water was crystal clear everywhere we went. Have a great time!

[cmtom89]

We just did those same ports with Costa Maya substituted for Belize due to reported port damage to Belize by Hurricane Richard. We basically followed Richard through the Caribbean and had no adverse effects to snorkeling based on the tropical storm/depression/hurricane as it passed through only a few days ahead of us.

We even snorkeled both morning and afternoon in Roatan with a rain storm passing through while we ate lunch and it caused no noticeable effects to the water conditions there. Granted it was just a rain shower and not a hurricane!!