Can you snorkel in Hanifaru Bay today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Hanifaru Bay starts Thu 02:00 and lasts until 03:00. Around 14% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Hanifaru Bay?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Hanifaru Bay so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Hanifaru Bay Snorkel Report Today

Maldives · Updated Tue 04:16 (+05) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Thu 04:37

Hanifaru Bay has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 07:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 6.4/10

Best time: Thu 07:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Thu 07:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 13:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.7 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:03

Sunset

18:25

Water

30.4°C

Max air

29.4°C

Sky

Clear

2% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 02:00–03:00 (14% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Thu 02:00 until 03:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (28 hours)
Tide/current (22 hours)
Sea temperature (18 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 13:00.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; surface drift/current is noticeable; local shoreline exposure is not mapped yet.

Sightings override the model: if you see small purple jellyfish with long trailing tentacles, treat them as sting-capable and give them space.

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Thu 02:00

Thu 02:00, Thu 11:00

Nearby alternatives in Maldives

Hulhumalé

118 km away

❌ Poor

Maafushi

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✅ Good

Ari Atoll

146 km away

❌ Poor

Fulidhoo

171 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 23:00 – Tue 23:00 (+05)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.38 around Sun 07:00; 2 of 24 hours are good, fair, or excellent.

Score trend, higher is better. Excellent ≥ 0.72, good 0.55–0.72, fair 0.35–0.55.

Conditions (24h trends)

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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.88m to 0.98m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 5.64 to 7.08m/s).

Tides range from 0.01m to 0.82m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sat 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Scoring methodology (for technical users)

We score each hour from 0 to 1 using daylight and these weighted components:

Wave height (35%): best below 0.36m, then decreases as it rises.
Wind speed (25%): best below 5.4m/s, lower is better.
Sea surface temperature (15%): best within 20.6°C to 30.4°C.
Tide and currents (15%): best around slack/high-tide windows.
Daylight (10%): visibility and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Sat 23:00	0.90 · high	6.13 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.90 · high	5.99 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.90 · high	5.69 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.88 · high	5.84 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Sun 03:00	0.88 · high	5.77 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Sun 04:00	0.88 · high	5.70 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Sun 05:00	0.88 · high	5.64 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Sun 06:00	0.88 · high	5.76 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Sun 07:00	0.88 · high	6.25 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Sun 08:00	0.90 · high	5.66 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Sun 09:00	0.90 · high	5.93 · high	29.60 · good	fair
Sun 10:00	0.90 · high	5.93 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sun 11:00	0.92 · high	6.15 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sun 12:00	0.92 · high	6.63 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Sun 13:00	0.94 · high	6.64 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Sun 14:00	0.94 · high	6.76 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Sun 15:00	0.96 · high	6.67 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sun 16:00	0.96 · high	6.66 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sun 17:00	0.96 · high	6.73 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sun 18:00	0.96 · high	6.96 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Sun 19:00	0.96 · high	7.03 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Sun 20:00	0.98 · high	7.08 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.98 · high	6.86 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.98 · high	6.80 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.98 · high	7.05 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.98 · high	7.48 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	0.98 · high	7.20 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	0.98 · high	7.34 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	0.98 · high	7.50 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Mon 04:00	0.98 · high	7.16 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Mon 05:00	0.96 · high	7.28 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Mon 06:00	0.96 · high	7.28 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Mon 07:00	0.96 · high	7.50 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Mon 08:00	0.98 · high	7.42 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Mon 09:00	0.98 · high	7.38 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Mon 10:00	0.96 · high	7.85 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Mon 11:00	0.96 · high	7.90 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Mon 12:00	0.94 · high	7.64 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Mon 13:00	0.92 · high	7.62 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Mon 14:00	0.92 · high	7.56 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Mon 15:00	0.90 · high	6.52 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Mon 16:00	0.88 · high	6.35 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Mon 17:00	0.88 · high	6.02 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Mon 18:00	0.86 · high	5.82 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	0.86 · high	6.09 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	0.84 · high	5.98 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.84 · high	6.31 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.84 · high	5.85 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.82 · high	5.54 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.82 · high	5.74 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.80 · high	5.35 · good	29.50 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	0.80 · high	5.24 · good	29.50 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	0.78 · high	5.60 · high	29.50 · good	fair
Tue 04:00	0.76 · high	5.09 · good	29.50 · good	poor
Tue 05:00	0.74 · high	4.88 · good	29.50 · good	poor
Tue 06:00	0.72 · high	4.93 · good	29.60 · good	poor
Tue 07:00	0.72 · high	4.86 · good	29.60 · good	poor
Tue 08:00	0.72 · high	4.65 · good	29.70 · good	poor
Tue 09:00	0.72 · high	4.70 · good	29.70 · good	poor
Tue 10:00	0.72 · high	5.15 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Tue 11:00	0.70 · high	5.12 · good	29.90 · good	fair
Tue 12:00	0.70 · high	5.07 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Tue 13:00	0.68 · high	5.67 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Tue 14:00	0.68 · high	5.96 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Tue 15:00	0.66 · high	5.70 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Tue 16:00	0.66 · high	5.36 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Tue 17:00	0.66 · high	5.33 · good	29.70 · good	poor
Tue 18:00	0.66 · high	5.53 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Tue 19:00	0.66 · high	5.62 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Tue 20:00	0.66 · high	5.71 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.66 · high	5.31 · good	29.50 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	0.66 · high	5.12 · good	29.50 · good	poor