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Kaanapali Beach Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Sun 03:11 (HST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 12:56

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

Score: 3.7/10

Best time: Tue 13:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 13:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.2 m/s.

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Molokini Crater 4.4/10 Fair · Thu 18:00 Kaanapali Black Rock 4.2/10 Fair · Tue 23:00 Ahihi Kinau 3.9/10 Fair · Tue 23:00

Sunrise

05:56

Sunset

19:09

Water

27.6°C

Max air

28.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

98% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

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

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3-day planner

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Tue 23:00 — Fair (0.37) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (4 hours)
  • Tide/current (4 hours)
  • Darkness (3 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.

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Nearby snorkel spot map

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

Molokini Crater Fair · Thu 18:00 4.4/10 Kaanapali Black Rock Fair · Tue 23:00 4.2/10 Ahihi Kinau Fair · Tue 23:00 3.9/10 Maluaka Turtle Town Fair · Tue 23:00 3.9/10 Ulua Mokapu Fair · Tue 23:00 3.9/10 Honolua Bay Fair · Thu 16:00 3.7/10 Kapalua Bay Fair · Thu 16:00 3.7/10 Napili Bay Fair · Thu 16:00 3.7/10

Nearby alternatives in USA

Kaanapali Black Rock

0 km away

⚠️ Fair

Kapalua Bay

9 km away

❌ Poor

Napili Bay

9 km away

❌ Poor

Honolua Bay

11 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 22:00 – Tue 22:00 (HST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.41 around Sun 10:00; 7 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 0.94m to 1.02m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 2.21 to 5.06m/s).

Tides range from 0.1m to 1.0m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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 22:00 1.02 · high 5.06 · good 26.80 · good fair
Sat 23:00 1.02 · high 4.99 · good 26.80 · good fair
Sun 00:00 1.02 · high 4.75 · good 26.80 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.02 · high 4.98 · good 26.80 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.02 · high 5.01 · good 26.80 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.02 · high 4.87 · good 26.80 · good poor
Sun 04:00 1.00 · high 4.70 · good 26.80 · good poor
Sun 05:00 1.00 · high 4.35 · good 26.80 · good poor
Sun 06:00 0.98 · high 4.36 · good 26.80 · good poor
Sun 07:00 0.98 · high 4.26 · good 26.80 · good poor
Sun 08:00 0.96 · high 4.05 · good 26.80 · good poor
Sun 09:00 0.96 · high 3.43 · good 26.80 · good poor
Sun 10:00 0.96 · high 3.11 · good 26.80 · good poor
Sun 11:00 0.94 · high 2.39 · good 26.80 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.94 · high 2.21 · good 26.80 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.94 · high 2.45 · good 26.80 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.96 · high 2.48 · good 26.80 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.96 · high 2.94 · good 26.80 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.96 · high 2.93 · good 26.70 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.98 · high 2.50 · good 26.80 · good fair
Sun 18:00 0.98 · high 3.61 · good 26.80 · good fair
Sun 19:00 1.00 · high 3.78 · good 26.80 · good fair
Sun 20:00 1.00 · high 3.73 · good 26.90 · good fair
Sun 21:00 1.02 · high 3.70 · good 27.00 · good fair
Sun 22:00 1.02 · high 4.02 · good 27.00 · good fair
Sun 23:00 1.02 · high 4.16 · good 27.10 · good fair
Mon 00:00 1.02 · high 4.24 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 01:00 1.02 · high 4.60 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 02:00 1.02 · high 4.88 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 03:00 1.02 · high 5.02 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 04:00 1.00 · high 5.17 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 05:00 1.00 · high 4.84 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 06:00 1.04 · high 5.02 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 07:00 1.04 · high 4.88 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 08:00 1.02 · high 4.58 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 09:00 1.02 · high 4.52 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 10:00 1.00 · high 4.07 · good 27.00 · good poor
Mon 11:00 1.00 · high 3.72 · good 27.00 · good poor
Mon 12:00 0.98 · high 4.11 · good 27.00 · good poor
Mon 13:00 0.98 · high 3.94 · good 27.00 · good poor
Mon 14:00 0.98 · high 4.56 · good 26.90 · good poor
Mon 15:00 0.98 · high 5.22 · good 26.90 · good poor
Mon 16:00 0.98 · high 5.01 · good 26.90 · good poor
Mon 17:00 0.98 · high 4.70 · good 26.90 · good poor
Mon 18:00 0.98 · high 4.71 · good 26.90 · good fair
Mon 19:00 0.98 · high 4.34 · good 26.90 · good fair
Mon 20:00 0.96 · high 4.12 · good 26.90 · good fair
Mon 21:00 0.96 · high 3.51 · good 27.00 · good fair
Mon 22:00 0.94 · high 2.66 · good 27.10 · good fair
Mon 23:00 0.94 · high 2.51 · good 27.10 · good fair
Tue 00:00 0.92 · high 2.58 · good 27.10 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.90 · high 2.90 · good 27.10 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.90 · high 3.43 · good 27.10 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.88 · high 3.82 · good 27.10 · good poor
Tue 04:00 0.88 · high 3.87 · good 27.10 · good poor
Tue 05:00 0.86 · high 3.98 · good 27.00 · good poor
Tue 06:00 0.86 · high 3.82 · good 27.00 · good poor
Tue 07:00 0.84 · high 3.85 · good 27.00 · good poor
Tue 08:00 0.84 · high 3.68 · good 27.00 · good poor
Tue 09:00 0.82 · high 3.36 · good 27.00 · good poor
Tue 10:00 0.82 · high 3.19 · good 27.00 · good poor
Tue 11:00 0.80 · high 2.93 · good 26.90 · good poor
Tue 12:00 0.80 · high 2.30 · good 26.90 · good poor
Tue 13:00 0.80 · high 1.88 · good 26.90 · good poor
Tue 14:00 0.78 · high 1.84 · good 26.90 · good poor
Tue 15:00 0.78 · high 1.80 · good 26.90 · good poor
Tue 16:00 0.78 · high 1.80 · good 26.90 · good fair
Tue 17:00 0.78 · high 2.11 · good 26.90 · good fair
Tue 18:00 0.78 · high 2.10 · good 26.90 · good fair
Tue 19:00 0.78 · high 1.98 · good 27.00 · good fair
Tue 20:00 0.80 · high 2.04 · good 27.00 · good fair
Tue 21:00 0.80 · high 1.91 · good 27.10 · good fair