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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 05:39

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.

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Sunrise

06:03

Sunset

18:25

Water

30.4°C

Max air

29.4°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

40% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 02:00–03:00 (15% 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 (27 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

144 km away

✅ Good

Ari Atoll

146 km away

❌ Poor

Fulidhoo

171 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 00:00 – Tue 00:00 (+05)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.41 around Sat 14:00; 5 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 0.96m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 11/24 sampled hours (range 4.76 to 6.26m/s).

Tides range from 0.03m to 0.75m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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 00:00 0.96 · high 4.92 · good 29.20 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.94 · high 5.09 · good 29.20 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.94 · high 5.27 · good 29.20 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.92 · high 5.40 · good 29.20 · good poor
Sat 04:00 0.92 · high 5.46 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 05:00 0.90 · high 5.35 · good 29.30 · good fair
Sat 06:00 0.90 · high 5.44 · high 29.30 · good fair
Sat 07:00 0.90 · high 5.60 · high 29.40 · good fair
Sat 08:00 0.90 · high 5.72 · high 29.40 · good fair
Sat 09:00 0.90 · high 5.52 · high 29.50 · good fair
Sat 10:00 0.90 · high 5.27 · good 29.60 · good poor
Sat 11:00 0.88 · high 4.76 · good 29.60 · good poor
Sat 12:00 0.88 · high 4.87 · good 29.60 · good poor
Sat 13:00 0.88 · high 5.06 · good 29.60 · good poor
Sat 14:00 0.90 · high 5.15 · good 29.60 · good poor
Sat 15:00 0.90 · high 5.58 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sat 16:00 0.90 · high 5.80 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 17:00 0.88 · high 5.49 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 18:00 0.88 · high 5.38 · good 29.50 · good poor
Sat 19:00 0.88 · high 5.76 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sat 20:00 0.88 · high 6.21 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.88 · high 6.26 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.88 · high 6.11 · high 29.40 · good poor
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