Can you snorkel in Hawaii today?

Conditions look marginal right now — no clearly safe snorkeling window is forecast in Hawaii over the next 72 hours. Check the hourly table for the calmest period.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Hawaii?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Hawaii so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Where are the best snorkeling conditions near Hawaii today?

The best nearby spots right now are Kauai, Oahu, Maui. Check each spot page for hourly wind, wave, tide and water temperature detail.

Hawaii Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Sun 11:45 (HST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Mon 08:41

Hawaii looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Tue 12:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.6/10

Best time: Tue 12:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Mon 10:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Mon 12:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.6 m/s.

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Best nearby spots

Kauai 3.8/10 Fair · Tue 16:00 Oahu 3.3/10 Poor · Mon 20:00 Maui 2.1/10 Poor · Mon 23:00

Weakest nearby now

Oahu Maui Big Island

Sunrise

05:48

Sunset

19:11

Water

26.6°C

Max air

29.2°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

61% 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

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Tue 22:00 — Fair (0.36) · still limited by waves, wind
Tue 23:00 — Fair (0.36) · still limited by waves, wind
Mon 20:00 — Fair (0.36) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (40 hours)
Wind (37 hours)
Tide/current (33 hours)

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Tue 13:00

Tue 02:00, Tue 13:00, Wed 02:00

Nearby snorkel spot map

Compare nearby spots by score, forecast window and exposure before choosing a beach.

Kauai Fair · Tue 16:00 3.8/10 Oahu Poor · Mon 20:00 3.3/10 Maui Poor · Mon 23:00 2.1/10 Big Island Poor · Mon 19:00 0.0/10

Nearby alternatives in USA

Ahihi Kinau

⚠️ Fair

Anaehoomalu Bay

❌ Poor

Anini Beach

❌ Poor

Bahia Honda

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

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Fri 18:00 – Mon 18:00 (HST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.5 around Sun 06:00; 4 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 0.76m to 0.78m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 11/24 sampled hours (range 0.5 to 17.0m/s).

Tides range from 0.19m to 0.95m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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

Mon 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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
Sun 11:00	0.76 · high	1.40 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Sun 12:00	0.76 · high	1.30 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Sun 13:00	0.76 · high	1.00 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Sun 14:00	0.76 · high	0.70 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Sun 15:00	0.76 · high	2.10 · good	26.80 · good	poor
Sun 16:00	0.76 · high	3.90 · good	26.80 · good	fair
Sun 17:00	0.76 · high	6.70 · high	26.80 · good	fair
Sun 18:00	0.76 · high	7.80 · high	26.80 · good	fair
Sun 19:00	0.76 · high	9.20 · high	26.90 · good	fair
Sun 20:00	0.78 · high	11.00 · high	27.00 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.78 · high	12.90 · high	27.10 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.78 · high	14.60 · high	27.20 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.76 · high	15.70 · high	27.20 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.76 · high	16.30 · high	27.30 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	0.76 · high	17.00 · high	27.30 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	0.76 · high	15.70 · high	27.20 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	0.76 · high	12.90 · high	27.20 · good	poor
Mon 04:00	0.76 · high	9.30 · high	27.10 · good	poor
Mon 05:00	0.76 · high	5.80 · high	27.00 · good	poor
Mon 06:00	0.76 · high	4.10 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Mon 07:00	0.76 · high	3.50 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Mon 08:00	0.76 · high	2.00 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Mon 09:00	0.76 · high	0.50 · good	26.80 · good	poor
Mon 10:00	0.76 · high	0.50 · good	26.80 · good	poor
Mon 11:00	0.74 · high	0.60 · good	26.80 · good	poor
Mon 12:00	0.74 · high	3.40 · good	26.70 · good	poor
Mon 13:00	0.74 · high	4.80 · good	26.70 · good	poor
Mon 14:00	0.74 · high	6.30 · high	26.60 · good	poor
Mon 15:00	0.74 · high	5.80 · high	26.60 · good	poor
Mon 16:00	0.74 · high	6.00 · high	26.60 · good	fair
Mon 17:00	0.74 · high	6.10 · high	26.60 · good	fair