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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 10:00

Hanifaru Bay has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 11:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 5.9/10

Best time: Thu 11:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Thu 11:00 (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

30.5°C

Max air

29.4°C

Sky

Clear

1% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 06:00 (5% 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 06:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (22 hours)
  • Tide/current (19 hours)
  • Sea temperature (16 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

Thu 11:00

Nearby alternatives in Maldives

Hulhumalé

118 km away

⚠️ Fair

Maafushi

144 km away

⚠️ Fair

Ari Atoll

146 km away

⚠️ Fair

Fulidhoo

171 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 05:00 – Fri 05:00 (+05)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.45 around Tue 11:00; 3 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 1.14m to 1.22m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 5.62 to 8.68m/s).

Tides range from 0.19m to 0.81m; 2 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
Tue 05:00 1.18 · high 5.62 · high 28.80 · good fair
Tue 06:00 1.16 · high 6.06 · high 28.90 · good fair
Tue 07:00 1.18 · high 5.85 · high 28.90 · good fair
Tue 08:00 1.20 · high 6.60 · high 29.00 · good poor
Tue 09:00 1.22 · high 6.71 · high 29.10 · good poor
Tue 10:00 1.20 · high 6.78 · high 29.10 · good poor
Tue 11:00 1.20 · high 7.08 · high 29.20 · good poor
Tue 12:00 1.18 · high 6.56 · high 29.20 · good poor
Tue 13:00 1.18 · high 6.48 · high 29.20 · good poor
Tue 14:00 1.16 · high 6.13 · high 29.20 · good poor
Tue 15:00 1.16 · high 5.86 · high 29.20 · good poor
Tue 16:00 1.16 · high 6.47 · high 29.20 · good poor
Tue 17:00 1.16 · high 6.19 · high 29.10 · good poor
Tue 18:00 1.16 · high 6.20 · high 29.10 · good poor
Tue 19:00 1.16 · high 6.67 · high 29.10 · good poor
Tue 20:00 1.16 · high 6.06 · high 29.10 · good poor
Tue 21:00 1.16 · high 6.74 · high 29.00 · good poor
Tue 22:00 1.16 · high 7.19 · high 29.00 · good poor
Tue 23:00 1.16 · high 6.22 · high 29.00 · good poor
Wed 00:00 1.16 · high 6.47 · high 29.00 · good poor
Wed 01:00 1.16 · high 6.93 · high 29.00 · good poor
Wed 02:00 1.14 · high 8.68 · high 29.00 · good poor
Wed 03:00 1.14 · high 6.20 · high 29.00 · good poor
Wed 04:00 1.14 · high 5.80 · high 29.00 · good poor
Wed 05:00 1.12 · high 8.33 · high 29.00 · good poor
Wed 06:00 1.12 · high 6.02 · high 29.00 · good poor
Wed 07:00 1.14 · high 6.30 · high 29.10 · good poor
Wed 08:00 1.14 · high 6.51 · high 29.10 · good poor
Wed 09:00 1.16 · high 5.95 · high 29.20 · good poor
Wed 10:00 1.16 · high 6.18 · high 29.20 · good poor
Wed 11:00 1.18 · high 7.07 · high 29.30 · good poor
Wed 12:00 1.18 · high 6.40 · high 29.30 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.18 · high 6.31 · high 29.30 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.18 · high 6.85 · high 29.30 · good poor
Wed 15:00 1.18 · high 6.68 · high 29.30 · good poor
Wed 16:00 1.18 · high 6.62 · high 29.30 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.18 · high 6.44 · high 29.20 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.18 · high 6.45 · high 29.20 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.18 · high 6.71 · high 29.20 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.18 · high 9.90 · high 29.20 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.18 · high 7.16 · high 29.10 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.18 · high 6.54 · high 29.10 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.16 · high 6.85 · high 29.10 · good poor
Thu 00:00 1.16 · high 7.06 · high 29.10 · good poor
Thu 01:00 1.16 · high 6.14 · high 29.10 · good fair
Thu 02:00 1.14 · high 5.18 · good 29.10 · good fair
Thu 03:00 1.14 · high 4.11 · good 29.10 · good fair
Thu 04:00 1.14 · high 6.53 · high 29.10 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.12 · high 5.37 · good 29.10 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.12 · high 3.56 · good 29.10 · good fair
Thu 07:00 1.12 · high 4.11 · good 29.20 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.12 · high 4.75 · good 29.20 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.22 · high 7.21 · high 29.40 · good poor
Thu 10:00 1.22 · high 6.93 · high 29.40 · good poor
Thu 11:00 1.22 · high 7.07 · high 29.50 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.22 · high 7.42 · high 29.50 · good poor
Thu 13:00 1.20 · high 6.57 · high 29.50 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.20 · high 6.24 · high 29.50 · good poor
Thu 15:00 1.18 · high 5.47 · high 29.40 · good poor
Thu 16:00 1.18 · high 5.22 · good 29.40 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.16 · high 6.32 · high 29.40 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.16 · high 5.00 · good 29.30 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.16 · high 6.37 · high 29.30 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.14 · high 5.25 · good 29.30 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.14 · high 4.55 · good 29.20 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.14 · high 6.42 · high 29.20 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.14 · high 5.51 · high 29.20 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.14 · high 4.25 · good 29.20 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.12 · high 5.92 · high 29.20 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.12 · high 5.81 · high 29.20 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.10 · high 6.36 · high 29.20 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.10 · high 5.34 · good 29.20 · good poor