Big Island Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Sun 11:45 (HST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 08:27

Big Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Tue 13:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: Tue 13:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 09:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 12:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 18.5 m/s.

Local beach intelligence

AreaHawaii Island

DifficultyVaries by beach

Best timeMorning

ExposureKona coast is often calmer; east side is windier

ShoreIsland hub

Sunrise

05:47

Sunset

19:05

Water

-

Max air

14.1°C

Sky

Clear

5% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

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

3-day planner

Sunday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Tue 23:00 — Poor (0.00) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Tue 22:00 — Poor (0.00) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Tue 21:00 — Poor (0.00) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (64 hours)
  • Sea temperature (64 hours)
  • Tide/current (64 hours)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

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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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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
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