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Hanifaru Bay Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 19:57

Hanifaru Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Tue 08:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.3/10

Best time: Tue 08:00

Main risk: Waves

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Sunrise

06:02

Sunset

18:25

Water

30.4°C

Max air

29.0°C

Sky

Cloudy

91% 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

Sunday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Tue 03:00 — Fair (0.49) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 04:00 — Fair (0.49) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 02:00 — Fair (0.48) · still limited by waves

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (38 hours)
  • Tide/current (25 hours)
  • Darkness (23 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 01:00.

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: Sun 23:00

Sun 23:00, Mon 10:00, Tue 00:00

Nearby alternatives in Maldives

Hulhumalé

118 km away

❌ Poor

Maafushi

144 km away

❌ Poor

Ari Atoll

146 km away

❌ Poor

Fulidhoo

171 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 14:00 – Sun 14:00 (+05)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.57 around Fri 10:00; 12 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 0.58m to 0.64m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 2.91 to 5.0m/s).

Tides range from 0.07m to 0.95m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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 14:00 0.58 · high 3.21 · good 29.80 · good poor
Thu 15:00 0.58 · high 3.26 · good 29.80 · good poor
Thu 16:00 0.58 · high 3.04 · good 29.70 · good poor
Thu 17:00 0.58 · high 3.13 · good 29.70 · good poor
Thu 18:00 0.58 · high 3.31 · good 29.70 · good poor
Thu 19:00 0.58 · high 3.32 · good 29.70 · good poor
Thu 20:00 0.58 · high 3.68 · good 29.60 · good poor
Thu 21:00 0.58 · high 3.74 · good 29.60 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.58 · high 3.41 · good 29.60 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.60 · high 3.03 · good 29.60 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.60 · high 2.91 · good 29.60 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.60 · high 3.04 · good 29.60 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.62 · high 3.22 · good 29.60 · good fair
Fri 03:00 0.62 · high 2.93 · good 29.60 · good fair
Fri 04:00 0.62 · high 3.16 · good 29.70 · good fair
Fri 05:00 0.62 · high 3.59 · good 29.70 · good good
Fri 06:00 0.62 · high 4.23 · good 29.70 · good fair
Fri 07:00 0.62 · high 4.08 · good 29.80 · good fair
Fri 08:00 0.64 · high 3.58 · good 29.80 · good fair
Fri 09:00 0.64 · high 3.25 · good 29.90 · good fair
Fri 10:00 0.64 · high 3.83 · good 30.00 · good fair
Fri 11:00 0.64 · high 3.53 · good 30.00 · good fair
Fri 12:00 0.64 · high 3.79 · good 30.10 · good fair
Fri 13:00 0.64 · high 5.00 · good 30.10 · good fair
Fri 14:00 0.64 · high 4.82 · good 30.00 · good poor
Fri 15:00 0.64 · high 5.00 · good 30.00 · good poor
Fri 16:00 0.64 · high 4.83 · good 30.00 · good poor
Fri 17:00 0.64 · high 4.55 · good 29.90 · good poor
Fri 18:00 0.64 · high 4.28 · good 29.90 · good poor
Fri 19:00 0.64 · high 3.92 · good 29.80 · good poor
Fri 20:00 0.62 · high 4.24 · good 29.80 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.62 · high 4.57 · good 29.80 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.62 · high 4.77 · good 29.80 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.64 · high 5.07 · good 29.70 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.64 · high 4.85 · good 29.70 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.64 · high 4.09 · good 29.70 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.66 · high 4.12 · good 29.70 · good fair
Sat 03:00 0.66 · high 4.65 · good 29.70 · good fair
Sat 04:00 0.66 · high 4.33 · good 29.80 · good fair
Sat 05:00 0.66 · high 3.86 · good 29.80 · good fair
Sat 06:00 0.66 · high 2.59 · good 30.00 · good fair
Sat 07:00 0.66 · high 2.72 · good 30.00 · good fair
Sat 08:00 0.66 · high 2.90 · good 30.10 · good fair
Sat 09:00 0.66 · high 2.86 · good 30.20 · good fair
Sat 10:00 0.66 · high 3.10 · good 30.20 · good fair
Sat 11:00 0.66 · high 2.94 · good 30.30 · good fair
Sat 12:00 0.66 · high 2.53 · good 30.30 · good fair
Sat 13:00 0.66 · high 2.55 · good 30.30 · good fair
Sat 14:00 0.66 · high 2.38 · good 30.30 · good poor
Sat 15:00 0.66 · high 2.02 · good 30.30 · good poor
Sat 16:00 0.66 · high 2.41 · good 30.20 · good poor
Sat 17:00 0.66 · high 2.75 · good 30.20 · good poor
Sat 18:00 0.66 · high 3.28 · good 30.20 · good poor
Sat 19:00 0.66 · high 3.38 · good 30.10 · good poor
Sat 20:00 0.64 · high 3.45 · good 30.10 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.64 · high 3.79 · good 30.10 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.64 · high 3.82 · good 30.00 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.64 · high 3.63 · good 30.00 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.64 · high 3.86 · good 30.00 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.64 · high 3.96 · good 30.00 · good poor
Sun 02:00 0.64 · high 3.83 · good 30.00 · good fair
Sun 03:00 0.64 · high 3.88 · good 30.00 · good fair
Sun 04:00 0.64 · high 3.94 · good 30.10 · good fair
Sun 05:00 0.64 · high 4.21 · good 30.10 · good fair
Sun 06:00 0.64 · high 4.00 · good 30.10 · good fair
Sun 07:00 0.64 · high 4.18 · good 30.20 · good fair
Sun 08:00 0.64 · high 4.49 · good 30.20 · good fair
Sun 09:00 0.64 · high 4.46 · good 30.30 · good fair
Sun 10:00 0.64 · high 4.40 · good 30.40 · good fair
Sun 11:00 0.66 · high 4.51 · good 30.40 · good fair
Sun 12:00 0.66 · high 4.45 · good 30.40 · good fair
Sun 13:00 0.66 · high 4.29 · good 30.40 · good fair