Saturday
❌ poor conditions
Main blocker: Waves
Kaanapali Beach Snorkel Report Today
USA · Updated Thu 04:28 (HST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data
The skinny
Poor Report Sat 14:55Kaanapali Beach does not show a clearly safe snorkeling window in the next 72 hours. Waves is the main forecast limiter.
Score: 0.0/10
Best time: -
Main risk: Waves
No useful morning window is showing yet.
No useful afternoon window is showing yet.
Best nearby spots
Weakest nearby now
No safe window in the next 72 hours
Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.
3-day planner
Best available hours
No daylight-safe hour is available in the next 72 hours. Check the hourly table for details.
Why this verdict
Main blockers across the next 72 hours:
- Waves (3 hours)
- Tide/current (3 hours)
- Darkness (3 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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Nearby snorkel spot map
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Ahihi Kinau
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Kaanapali Black Rock
Poor · Sun 01:00
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Advanced forecast data
Viewing historical data
Sat 00:00 – Tue 00:00 (HST)
Snorkel Score (selected 24h)
Best snorkel score is 0.56 around Sat 07:00; 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 0.86m to 1.04m).
Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.19 to 3.8m/s).
Tides range from 0.31m to 0.91m; 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 00:00 | 0.90 · high | 2.38 · good | 27.20 · good | poor |
| Sat 01:00 | 0.90 · high | 2.75 · good | 27.20 · good | poor |
| Sat 02:00 | 0.88 · high | 3.16 · good | 27.20 · good | poor |
| Sat 03:00 | 0.88 · high | 3.26 · good | 27.20 · good | poor |
| Sat 04:00 | 0.88 · high | 3.80 · good | 27.20 · good | poor |
| Sat 05:00 | 0.86 · high | 3.72 · good | 27.10 · good | poor |
| Sat 06:00 | 0.86 · high | 3.64 · good | 27.10 · good | poor |
| Sat 07:00 | 0.86 · high | 3.41 · good | 27.10 · good | poor |
| Sat 08:00 | 0.86 · high | 3.15 · good | 27.10 · good | poor |
| Sat 09:00 | 0.86 · high | 2.46 · good | 27.00 · good | poor |
| Sat 10:00 | 0.88 · high | 1.19 · good | 27.00 · good | poor |
| Sat 11:00 | 0.88 · high | 2.21 · good | 27.00 · good | poor |
| Sat 12:00 | 0.90 · high | 2.87 · good | 27.00 · good | poor |
| Sat 13:00 | 0.92 · high | 2.89 · good | 27.00 · good | poor |
| Sat 14:00 | 0.92 · high | 2.58 · good | 26.90 · good | poor |
| Sat 15:00 | 0.94 · high | 1.76 · good | 26.90 · good | poor |
| Sat 16:00 | 0.96 · high | 1.72 · good | 26.90 · good | fair |
| Sat 17:00 | 0.96 · high | 2.58 · good | 26.90 · good | good |
| Sat 18:00 | 0.98 · high | 2.39 · good | 26.90 · good | fair |
| Sat 19:00 | 1.00 · high | 1.90 · good | 27.00 · good | fair |
| Sat 20:00 | 1.02 · high | 2.07 · good | 27.00 · good | fair |
| 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 |