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Hanifaru Bay Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Thu 15:36

Hanifaru Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Fri 07:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 5.1/10

Best time: Fri 07:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Thu 16:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.7 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:03

Sunset

18:25

Water

30.8°C

Max air

29.4°C

Sky

Clear

23% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Fri 02:00 — Fair (0.51) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Fri 03:00 — Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 11:00 — Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, sea temperature

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (17 hours)
  • Tide/current (14 hours)
  • Darkness (12 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low drift risk now.

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

❌ Poor

Fulidhoo

171 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 10:00 – Sun 10:00 (+05)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.26 around Fri 11:00; 0 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 0.82m to 0.88m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 18.9 to 24.5m/s).

Tides range from 0.08m to 0.91m; 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
Thu 10:00 0.86 · high 22.10 · high 29.20 · good poor
Thu 11:00 0.84 · high 22.70 · high 29.30 · good poor
Thu 12:00 0.84 · high 22.10 · high 29.30 · good poor
Thu 13:00 0.84 · high 23.10 · high 29.30 · good poor
Thu 14:00 0.82 · high 22.30 · high 29.30 · good poor
Thu 15:00 0.82 · high 20.50 · high 29.30 · good poor
Thu 16:00 0.82 · high 21.00 · high 29.30 · good poor
Thu 17:00 0.82 · high 20.00 · high 29.20 · good poor
Thu 18:00 0.82 · high 18.90 · high 29.20 · good poor
Thu 19:00 0.82 · high 20.10 · high 29.20 · good poor
Thu 20:00 0.82 · high 24.50 · high 29.20 · good poor
Thu 21:00 0.82 · high 23.60 · high 29.10 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.82 · high 21.90 · high 29.10 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.84 · high 22.70 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.84 · high 22.20 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.84 · high 24.20 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.86 · high 21.60 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.86 · high 20.90 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 04:00 0.86 · high 20.10 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 05:00 0.84 · high 22.80 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 06:00 0.84 · high 21.20 · high 29.20 · good poor
Fri 07:00 0.86 · high 22.50 · high 29.20 · good poor
Fri 08:00 0.86 · high 22.70 · high 29.30 · good poor
Fri 09:00 0.88 · high 23.70 · high 29.30 · good poor
Fri 10:00 0.88 · high 24.20 · high 29.40 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.14 · high 28.90 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.16 · high 30.70 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.16 · high 30.40 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.16 · high 30.10 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.16 · high 30.20 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.16 · high 29.40 · high 29.40 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.16 · high 28.60 · high 29.40 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.16 · high 29.20 · high 29.30 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.16 · high 29.90 · high 29.30 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.18 · high 30.80 · high 29.20 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.18 · high 30.50 · high 29.20 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.18 · high 30.40 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.20 · high 30.70 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.20 · high 30.40 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.22 · high 30.20 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.22 · high 30.40 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.24 · high 30.30 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 04:00 1.22 · high 30.90 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 05:00 1.18 · high 29.80 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 06:00 1.16 · high 29.30 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 07:00 1.16 · high 29.50 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 08:00 1.16 · high 29.30 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 09:00 1.16 · high 30.10 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.16 · high 28.80 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 11:00 1.16 · high 30.40 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 12:00 1.16 · high 29.10 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.16 · high 28.80 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.14 · high 28.40 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.14 · high 26.80 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.14 · high 26.50 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.12 · high 27.50 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.12 · high 27.00 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.12 · high 26.60 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.10 · high 26.40 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.10 · high 26.70 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.10 · high 26.30 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.12 · high 26.30 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.12 · high 26.70 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.12 · high 26.40 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.10 · high 26.70 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.10 · high 26.30 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 04:00 1.10 · high 26.00 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 05:00 1.10 · high 26.00 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 06:00 1.10 · high 27.30 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.10 · high 28.30 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.12 · high 29.30 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.12 · high 29.50 · high 29.10 · good poor