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Kaanapali Beach Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Sun 03:11 (HST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Sat 20:25

Kaanapali Beach looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Tue 07:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.6/10

Best time: Tue 07:00

Main risk: Waves

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Ulua Mokapu 5.9/10 Good · Sun 16:00

Sunrise

05:55

Sunset

19:10

Water

27.2°C

Max air

25.2°C

Sky

Clear

23% 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

Saturday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Tue 17:00 — Fair (0.47) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 18:00 — Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Sun 16:00 — Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (68 hours)
  • Tide/current (65 hours)
  • Darkness (44 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

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.

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Sun 17:00

Sun 17:00, Mon 04:00, Tue 20:00

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Advanced forecast data

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.46 around Sun 06:00; 8 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 0.9m to 1.0m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 2.32 to 4.69m/s).

Tides range from 0.31m to 0.74m; 2 of 24 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
Sun 07:00 1.00 · high 4.69 · good 27.20 · good poor
Sun 08:00 0.98 · high 4.43 · good 27.20 · good poor
Sun 09:00 0.98 · high 3.79 · good 27.20 · good poor
Sun 10:00 0.96 · high 3.55 · good 27.10 · good poor
Sun 11:00 0.94 · high 3.80 · good 27.10 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.92 · high 3.81 · good 27.10 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.92 · high 3.73 · good 27.10 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.90 · high 3.49 · good 27.00 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.90 · high 3.62 · good 27.00 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.90 · high 3.33 · good 27.00 · good fair
Sun 17:00 0.92 · high 3.25 · good 27.00 · good fair
Sun 18:00 0.92 · high 2.93 · good 27.00 · good fair
Sun 19:00 0.94 · high 2.76 · good 27.10 · good fair
Sun 20:00 0.94 · high 2.47 · good 27.10 · good fair
Sun 21:00 0.96 · high 2.39 · good 27.20 · good fair
Sun 22:00 0.96 · high 2.32 · good 27.30 · good fair
Sun 23:00 0.98 · high 2.62 · good 27.40 · good fair
Mon 00:00 0.98 · high 2.76 · good 27.40 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.98 · high 2.94 · good 27.40 · good poor
Mon 02:00 0.98 · high 3.21 · good 27.40 · good poor
Mon 03:00 0.98 · high 4.01 · good 27.40 · good poor
Mon 04:00 0.98 · high 4.42 · good 27.40 · good poor
Mon 05:00 0.98 · high 4.54 · good 27.40 · good poor
Mon 06:00 0.98 · high 4.35 · good 27.30 · good poor
Mon 07:00 0.98 · high 4.01 · good 27.30 · good poor
Mon 08:00 0.98 · high 3.50 · good 27.30 · good poor
Mon 09:00 0.98 · high 3.33 · good 27.20 · good poor
Mon 10:00 0.98 · high 3.09 · good 27.20 · good poor
Mon 11:00 0.96 · high 2.83 · good 27.20 · good poor
Mon 12:00 0.96 · high 2.33 · good 27.20 · good poor
Mon 13:00 0.96 · high 2.02 · good 27.20 · good poor
Mon 14:00 0.96 · high 2.02 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 15:00 0.96 · high 1.96 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 16:00 0.96 · high 1.79 · good 27.10 · good fair
Mon 17:00 0.94 · high 1.90 · good 27.10 · good fair
Mon 18:00 0.94 · high 2.50 · good 27.20 · good fair
Mon 19:00 0.94 · high 2.48 · good 27.20 · good fair
Mon 20:00 0.96 · high 2.53 · good 27.30 · good fair
Mon 21:00 0.96 · high 2.50 · good 27.40 · good fair
Mon 22:00 0.96 · high 2.35 · good 27.50 · good fair
Mon 23:00 0.98 · high 2.26 · good 27.60 · good fair
Tue 00:00 0.98 · high 2.38 · good 27.60 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.98 · high 2.58 · good 27.60 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.98 · high 2.63 · good 27.60 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.98 · high 2.54 · good 27.60 · good poor
Tue 04:00 0.98 · high 2.68 · good 27.60 · good poor
Tue 05:00 0.98 · high 2.51 · good 27.50 · good poor
Tue 06:00 0.98 · high 2.70 · good 27.50 · good poor
Tue 07:00 0.98 · high 2.30 · good 27.40 · good poor
Tue 08:00 0.98 · high 1.98 · good 27.40 · good poor
Tue 09:00 0.98 · high 2.12 · good 27.40 · good poor
Tue 10:00 0.98 · high 1.98 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 11:00 0.96 · high 1.91 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 12:00 0.96 · high 1.99 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 13:00 0.96 · high 1.70 · good 27.20 · good poor
Tue 14:00 0.96 · high 1.54 · good 27.20 · good poor
Tue 15:00 0.96 · high 1.10 · good 27.20 · good poor
Tue 16:00 0.96 · high 1.29 · good 27.20 · good fair
Tue 17:00 0.94 · high 1.52 · good 27.20 · good fair
Tue 18:00 0.94 · high 2.12 · good 27.20 · good fair
Tue 19:00 0.94 · high 2.51 · good 27.20 · good fair
Tue 20:00 0.94 · high 2.34 · good 27.30 · good fair
Tue 21:00 0.94 · high 2.44 · good 27.40 · good fair
Tue 22:00 0.94 · high 2.36 · good 27.50 · good fair
Tue 23:00 0.94 · high 2.19 · good 27.60 · good fair
Wed 00:00 0.94 · high 2.56 · good 27.60 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.94 · high 2.60 · good 27.60 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.94 · high 2.68 · good 27.60 · good poor