MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Kaanapali Beach Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Sat 03:54 (HST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sat 03:54 (HST)

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

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sat 05:00 (HST)

Later today

Fair · 4.0/10

Sat 13:00 (HST)

Next three days

Fair · 4.9/10

Sun 07:00 (HST)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 4.0/10

Best time: Sat 13:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sat 08:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Sat 13:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.9 m/s.

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Best nearby spots later today

Molokini Crater 6.0/10 Good · Sat 09:00 Ulua Mokapu 5.6/10 Good · Sat 07:00

Weakest nearby later today

Honolua Bay Kapalua Bay Napili Bay

Read the Maui snorkeling guide for coast, access and best-month guidance.

Sunrise

06:22

Sunset

18:00

Water

27.3°C

Max air

29.1°C

Sky

Clear

16% cloud

No good model 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

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Sun 07:00: Fair (0.49) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Sun 08:00: Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Mon 07:00: Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (69 hours)
  • Tide/current (66 hours)
  • Darkness (48 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 09:00.

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: Sat 08:00

Sat 08:00, Mon 11:00, Tue 00:00

Nearby snorkel spot map

Compare nearby spot forecasts for later today before choosing a beach.

Molokini Crater Good · Sat 09:00 6.0/10 Ulua Mokapu Good · Sat 07:00 5.6/10 Ahihi Kinau Fair · Sat 07:00 4.9/10 Maluaka Turtle Town Fair · Sat 07:00 4.9/10 Kaanapali Black Rock Fair · Sat 13:00 4.0/10 Honolua Bay Poor · Sat 08:00 3.3/10 Kapalua Bay Poor · Sat 08:00 3.3/10 Napili Bay Poor · Sat 08:00 3.3/10

Forecast spot map

Use the map to see where the compared spots sit. Open a card for the hourly forecast.

Molokini Crater Ulua Mokapu Ahihi Kinau Maluaka Turtle Town Kaanapali Black Rock Honolua Bay Kapalua Bay Napili Bay
  1. Molokini Crater
  2. Ulua Mokapu
  3. Ahihi Kinau
  4. Maluaka Turtle Town
  5. Kaanapali Black Rock
  6. Honolua Bay
  7. Kapalua Bay
  8. Napili Bay

This is a location diagram, not a marine chart. Check the shore and local signs in person.

Nearby alternatives in USA

Kaanapali Black Rock

0 km away

❌ Poor

Kapalua Bay

9 km away

❌ Poor

Napili Bay

9 km away

❌ Poor

Honolua Bay

11 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 05:00 – Mon 05:00 (HST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.6 around Fri 09:00; 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 0.76m to 0.8m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.07 to 1.4m/s).

Tides range from 0.33m to 0.88m; 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Fri 05:00 0.76 · high 0.07 · good 27.60 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.76 · high 0.07 · good 27.60 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.76 · high 0.67 · good 27.60 · good Fair
Fri 08:00 0.76 · high 0.92 · good 27.60 · good Good
Fri 09:00 0.76 · high 0.61 · good 27.70 · good Good
Fri 10:00 0.78 · high 0.32 · good 27.70 · good Fair
Fri 11:00 0.78 · high 0.92 · good 27.80 · good Fair
Fri 12:00 0.78 · high 1.20 · good 27.80 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 0.80 · high 1.40 · good 27.90 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 0.80 · high 1.15 · good 27.90 · good Poor
Fri 15:00 0.80 · high 1.20 · good 27.90 · good Poor
Fri 16:00 0.80 · high 1.12 · good 27.90 · good Poor
Fri 17:00 0.80 · high 1.36 · good 27.80 · good Poor
Fri 18:00 0.80 · high 0.87 · good 27.80 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 0.78 · high 0.61 · good 27.80 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.78 · high 0.95 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.78 · high 0.61 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.78 · high 0.60 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.78 · high 0.54 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.78 · high 0.56 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.76 · high 0.57 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.76 · high 0.78 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.76 · high 0.78 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.76 · high 1.03 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.76 · high 1.19 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.76 · high 1.00 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.78 · high 1.84 · good 27.70 · good Fair
Sat 08:00 0.78 · high 2.34 · good 27.70 · good Fair
Sat 09:00 0.78 · high 2.26 · good 27.70 · good Fair
Sat 10:00 0.78 · high 2.08 · good 27.80 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 0.78 · high 1.82 · good 27.80 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 0.78 · high 1.45 · good 27.90 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 0.78 · high 2.15 · good 27.90 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 0.78 · high 3.13 · good 28.00 · good Poor
Sat 15:00 0.78 · high 3.82 · good 28.00 · good Poor
Sat 16:00 0.78 · high 3.82 · good 27.90 · good Poor
Sat 17:00 0.78 · high 3.88 · good 27.90 · good Poor
Sat 18:00 0.78 · high 3.54 · good 27.90 · good Poor
Sat 19:00 0.78 · high 3.40 · good 27.80 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.78 · high 3.36 · good 27.80 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.78 · high 3.32 · good 27.80 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.76 · high 3.36 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.76 · high 3.75 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.76 · high 3.82 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.74 · high 3.63 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.74 · high 3.81 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.76 · high 4.33 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.76 · high 4.20 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.78 · high 4.41 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.80 · high 4.40 · good 27.30 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.84 · high 4.57 · good 27.30 · good Fair
Sun 08:00 0.92 · high 4.74 · good 27.30 · good Fair
Sun 09:00 0.92 · high 5.05 · good 27.30 · good Fair
Sun 10:00 0.92 · high 5.07 · good 27.40 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 0.92 · high 5.23 · good 27.40 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 0.92 · high 5.31 · good 27.40 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 0.90 · high 5.17 · good 27.50 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 0.90 · high 5.10 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sun 15:00 0.88 · high 5.09 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sun 16:00 0.88 · high 5.16 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sun 17:00 0.86 · high 5.31 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sun 18:00 0.86 · high 4.72 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 19:00 0.84 · high 4.49 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.84 · high 4.92 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.84 · high 4.60 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.86 · high 4.71 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.86 · high 4.08 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.86 · high 3.04 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.88 · high 2.23 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.86 · high 3.33 · good 27.30 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.86 · high 3.32 · good 27.30 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.88 · high 3.42 · good 27.30 · good Poor