Saturday
⚠️ fair conditions
Main blocker: Waves
Kaanapali Beach Snorkel Report Today
USA · Updated Thu 04:28 (HST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data
The skinny
Marginal Report Sat 10:50Kaanapali Beach looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 12:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.
Score: 4.4/10
Best time: Sat 12:00
Main risk: Waves
Best morning signal: Sat 11:00 (Fair).
Best afternoon signal: Sat 12:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.8 m/s.
Best nearby spots
No safe window in the next 72 hours
Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.
3-day planner
Best available hours
- Sat 22:00 — Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves, tide/current
- Sat 23:00 — Fair (0.43) · still limited by waves, tide/current
- Sat 21:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, tide/current
Why this verdict
Main blockers across the next 72 hours:
- Waves (7 hours)
- Tide/current (7 hours)
- Darkness (4 hours)
Jellyfish drift risk
Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.
Low drift risk now.
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.
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Advanced forecast data
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Sat 20:00 – Tue 20:00 (HST)
Snorkel Score (next 24h)
Best snorkel score is 0.44 around Sat 12:00; 3 of 7 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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0/7 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 1.04m to 1.04m).
Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 7/7 sampled hours (range 2.41 to 4.24m/s).
Tides range from 0.37m to 0.8m; 0 of 7 hours are in or near peak slack windows.
72-hour forecast 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 21:00 | 1.04 · high | 2.60 · good | 27.10 · good | fair |
| Sat 22:00 | 1.04 · high | 2.41 · good | 27.20 · good | fair |
| Sat 23:00 | 1.04 · high | 2.75 · good | 27.30 · good | fair |
| Sun 00:00 | 1.04 · high | 3.26 · good | 27.30 · good | poor |
| Sun 01:00 | 1.04 · high | 3.40 · good | 27.30 · good | poor |
| Sun 02:00 | 1.04 · high | 3.78 · good | 27.30 · good | poor |
| Sun 03:00 | 1.04 · high | 4.24 · good | 27.30 · good | poor |