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

Snorkel in daylight, if possible in the morning before the wind picks up. Currents are often weaker near high slack tide. SnorkelForecast scores each daylight hour for Hanifaru Bay.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide, within about an hour of the high-tide peak, often has weaker currents. Strong low tides and tidal flow near channels or headlands reduce the score.

Where are the best snorkeling conditions near Hanifaru Bay today?

The nearby spots with the best forecasts later today are Dharavandhoo. Check each spot page for hourly wind, wave, tide and water temperature detail.

MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Hanifaru Bay Snorkel Report Today

Maldives · Updated Sun 13:55 (+05) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sun 13:55 (+05)

Hanifaru Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 5.0/10

Sun 15:00 (+05)

Later today

Fair · 5.4/10

Sun 17:00 (+05)

Next three days

Good · 6.0/10

Tue 11:00 (+05)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 5.4/10

Best time: Sun 17:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 17:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.4 m/s.

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Best nearby spots later today

Dharavandhoo 4.5/10 Fair · Sun 16:00

Sunrise

05:53

Sunset

17:52

Water

31.0°C

Max air

29.9°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

35% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 11:00 (1% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 11:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (69 hours)
Sea temperature (69 hours)
Tide/current (63 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 21:00.

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: Tue 06:00

Tue 06:00

Nearby snorkel spot map

Compare nearby spot forecasts for later today before choosing a beach.

Dharavandhoo Fair · Sun 16:00 4.5/10

Forecast spot map

Use the map to see where the compared spots sit. Open a card for the hourly forecast.

Dharavandhoo

This is a location diagram, not a marine chart. Check the shore and local signs in person.

Nearby alternatives in Maldives

Baa Atoll

0 km away

✅ Good

Dharavandhoo

7 km away

⚠️ Fair

Kuredu

61 km away

✅ Good

Thoddoo

82 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 15:00 – Mon 15:00 (+05)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.46 around Sat 11:00; 13 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 0.52m to 0.62m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 15/24 sampled hours (range 3.57 to 6.35m/s).

Tides range from 0.01m to 0.54m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Fri 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 18:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 07:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

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 Poor ❌ Limited

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

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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Fri 15:00	0.58 · high	5.15 · good	29.60 · good	Fair
Fri 16:00	0.54 · high	6.12 · high	29.70 · good	Fair
Fri 17:00	0.54 · high	5.56 · high	29.70 · good	Fair
Fri 18:00	0.54 · high	5.46 · high	29.70 · good	Fair
Fri 19:00	0.54 · high	5.17 · good	29.70 · good	Poor
Fri 20:00	0.54 · high	5.18 · good	29.70 · good	Poor
Fri 21:00	0.54 · high	4.10 · good	29.70 · good	Poor
Fri 22:00	0.52 · high	4.20 · good	29.60 · good	Poor
Fri 23:00	0.52 · high	4.60 · good	29.60 · good	Poor
Sat 00:00	0.54 · high	4.58 · good	29.60 · good	Poor
Sat 01:00	0.54 · high	4.80 · good	29.60 · good	Poor
Sat 02:00	0.56 · high	4.50 · good	29.50 · good	Poor
Sat 03:00	0.56 · high	5.10 · good	29.50 · good	Poor
Sat 04:00	0.58 · high	4.90 · good	29.50 · good	Poor
Sat 05:00	0.56 · high	5.92 · high	29.50 · good	Poor
Sat 06:00	0.56 · high	5.53 · high	29.50 · good	Fair
Sat 07:00	0.58 · high	5.28 · good	29.50 · good	Fair
Sat 08:00	0.58 · high	3.57 · good	29.50 · good	Fair
Sat 09:00	0.58 · high	4.39 · good	29.60 · good	Fair
Sat 10:00	0.56 · high	4.52 · good	29.60 · good	Fair
Sat 11:00	0.56 · high	5.52 · high	29.60 · good	Fair
Sat 12:00	0.58 · high	5.63 · high	29.70 · good	Fair
Sat 13:00	0.60 · high	5.80 · high	29.70 · good	Fair
Sat 14:00	0.62 · high	6.35 · high	29.80 · good	Fair
Sat 15:00	0.62 · high	6.50 · high	29.90 · good	Fair
Sat 16:00	0.64 · high	6.36 · high	29.90 · good	Fair
Sat 17:00	0.66 · high	6.20 · high	29.80 · good	Poor
Sat 18:00	0.66 · high	5.74 · high	29.80 · good	Poor
Sat 19:00	0.66 · high	5.26 · good	29.80 · good	Poor
Sat 20:00	0.66 · high	5.46 · high	29.80 · good	Poor
Sat 21:00	0.66 · high	5.21 · good	29.70 · good	Poor
Sat 22:00	0.64 · high	6.39 · high	29.70 · good	Poor
Sat 23:00	0.64 · high	6.64 · high	29.70 · good	Poor
Sun 00:00	0.70 · high	4.81 · good	29.60 · good	Poor
Sun 01:00	0.72 · high	6.80 · high	29.60 · good	Poor
Sun 02:00	0.72 · high	7.62 · high	29.60 · good	Poor
Sun 03:00	0.72 · high	7.10 · high	29.60 · good	Poor
Sun 04:00	0.72 · high	7.25 · high	29.50 · good	Poor
Sun 05:00	0.72 · high	6.96 · high	29.50 · good	Poor
Sun 06:00	0.72 · high	6.61 · high	29.50 · good	Poor
Sun 07:00	0.72 · high	6.73 · high	29.50 · good	Poor
Sun 08:00	0.72 · high	5.39 · good	29.50 · good	Poor
Sun 09:00	0.72 · high	5.18 · good	29.50 · good	Poor
Sun 10:00	0.72 · high	6.42 · high	29.50 · good	Poor
Sun 11:00	0.72 · high	5.91 · high	29.50 · good	Poor
Sun 12:00	0.72 · high	7.41 · high	29.60 · good	Poor
Sun 13:00	0.72 · high	7.75 · high	29.60 · good	Poor
Sun 14:00	0.72 · high	5.65 · high	29.70 · good	Poor
Sun 15:00	0.78 · high	6.21 · high	29.70 · good	Poor
Sun 16:00	0.80 · high	6.77 · high	29.70 · good	Poor
Sun 17:00	0.82 · high	7.03 · high	29.70 · good	Poor
Sun 18:00	0.82 · high	7.81 · high	29.70 · good	Poor
Sun 19:00	0.84 · high	8.48 · high	29.60 · good	Poor
Sun 20:00	0.72 · high	7.46 · high	29.60 · good	Poor
Sun 21:00	0.72 · high	7.42 · high	29.60 · good	Poor
Sun 22:00	0.72 · high	7.19 · high	29.50 · good	Poor
Sun 23:00	0.72 · high	7.25 · high	29.50 · good	Poor
Mon 00:00	0.74 · high	7.48 · high	29.40 · good	Poor
Mon 01:00	0.76 · high	6.60 · high	29.40 · good	Poor
Mon 02:00	0.78 · high	6.96 · high	29.40 · good	Poor
Mon 03:00	0.78 · high	6.77 · high	29.30 · good	Poor
Mon 04:00	0.76 · high	6.28 · high	29.30 · good	Poor
Mon 05:00	0.76 · high	6.23 · high	29.30 · good	Poor
Mon 06:00	0.76 · high	6.57 · high	29.30 · good	Poor
Mon 07:00	0.78 · high	6.86 · high	29.30 · good	Poor
Mon 08:00	0.78 · high	6.82 · high	29.30 · good	Poor
Mon 09:00	0.76 · high	6.25 · high	29.30 · good	Poor
Mon 10:00	0.74 · high	5.66 · high	29.30 · good	Poor
Mon 11:00	0.72 · high	7.06 · high	29.30 · good	Poor
Mon 12:00	0.72 · high	5.56 · high	29.30 · good	Poor
Mon 13:00	0.70 · high	7.28 · high	29.40 · good	Poor
Mon 14:00	0.70 · high	6.95 · high	29.40 · good	Poor