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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 01:35

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

30.5°C

Max air

29.4°C

Sky

Clear

18% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 02:00–03:00 (13% 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 (31 hours)
  • Tide/current (24 hours)
  • Sea temperature (19 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

Tue 20:00 – Fri 20:00 (+05)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.5 around Wed 09:00; 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 0.62m to 0.66m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 3.85 to 5.71m/s).

Tides range from -0.04m to 0.91m; 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
Tue 20:00 0.66 · high 5.71 · high 29.60 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.66 · high 5.31 · good 29.50 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.66 · high 5.12 · good 29.50 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.64 · high 5.12 · good 29.40 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.64 · high 4.77 · good 29.40 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.64 · high 4.61 · good 29.40 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.64 · high 4.76 · good 29.40 · good fair
Wed 03:00 0.64 · high 4.25 · good 29.40 · good fair
Wed 04:00 0.64 · high 4.10 · good 29.50 · good fair
Wed 05:00 0.64 · high 4.25 · good 29.50 · good fair
Wed 06:00 0.64 · high 4.08 · good 29.50 · good fair
Wed 07:00 0.66 · high 3.85 · good 29.50 · good fair
Wed 08:00 0.66 · high 4.00 · good 29.50 · good fair
Wed 09:00 0.66 · high 4.09 · good 29.60 · good fair
Wed 10:00 0.66 · high 4.07 · good 29.60 · good fair
Wed 11:00 0.66 · high 4.11 · good 29.70 · good fair
Wed 12:00 0.66 · high 3.97 · good 29.70 · good fair
Wed 13:00 0.66 · high 4.04 · good 29.70 · good fair
Wed 14:00 0.64 · high 4.03 · good 29.70 · good poor
Wed 15:00 0.64 · high 4.14 · good 29.60 · good poor
Wed 16:00 0.64 · high 3.96 · good 29.60 · good poor
Wed 17:00 0.62 · high 3.95 · good 29.60 · good poor
Wed 18:00 0.62 · high 3.96 · good 29.50 · good poor
Wed 19:00 0.62 · high 4.31 · good 29.50 · good poor
Wed 20:00 0.62 · high 4.52 · good 29.50 · good poor
Wed 21:00 0.62 · high 4.16 · good 29.40 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.62 · high 4.30 · good 29.40 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.62 · high 3.85 · good 29.40 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.62 · high 3.65 · good 29.40 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.60 · high 3.37 · good 29.40 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.60 · high 2.85 · good 29.40 · good fair
Thu 03:00 0.58 · high 2.93 · good 29.40 · good fair
Thu 04:00 0.58 · high 2.83 · good 29.40 · good fair
Thu 05:00 0.58 · high 2.68 · good 29.40 · good fair
Thu 06:00 0.58 · high 2.94 · good 29.50 · good fair
Thu 07:00 0.58 · high 2.98 · good 29.50 · good fair
Thu 08:00 0.58 · high 3.13 · good 29.60 · good fair
Thu 09:00 0.58 · high 3.54 · good 29.70 · good fair
Thu 10:00 0.58 · high 3.32 · good 29.70 · good fair
Thu 11:00 0.58 · high 3.24 · good 29.80 · good fair
Thu 12:00 0.58 · high 3.08 · good 29.80 · good fair
Thu 13:00 0.58 · high 2.90 · good 29.80 · good fair
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