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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 Mon 13:45

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

Score: 4.7/10

Best time: Tue 07:00

Main risk: Waves

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Best nearby spots

Ahihi Kinau 5.0/10 Fair · Tue 16:00 Maluaka Turtle Town 5.0/10 Fair · Tue 16:00 Kaanapali Black Rock 4.8/10 Fair · Tue 17:00

Weakest nearby now

Honolua Bay Kapalua Bay Molokini Crater

Sunrise

05:56

Sunset

19:09

Water

27.6°C

Max air

30.1°C

Sky

Cloudy

87% 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

Monday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ 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
  • Tue 19:00 — Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (27 hours)
  • Tide/current (27 hours)
  • Darkness (19 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

Tue 20:00

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Nearby snorkel spot map

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

Ahihi Kinau Fair · Tue 16:00 5.0/10 Maluaka Turtle Town Fair · Tue 16:00 5.0/10 Kaanapali Black Rock Fair · Tue 17:00 4.8/10 Ulua Mokapu Fair · Tue 17:00 3.9/10 Honolua Bay Poor · Tue 00:00 0.0/10 Kapalua Bay Poor · Tue 00:00 0.0/10 Molokini Crater Poor · Tue 00:00 0.0/10 Napili Bay Poor · Tue 00:00 0.0/10

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

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Wed 23:00 – Sat 23:00 (HST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.57 around Thu 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 0.72m to 0.8m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.21 to 2.57m/s).

Tides range from 0.21m to 1.06m; 2 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
Wed 23:00 0.72 · high 0.78 · good 27.50 · good fair
Thu 00:00 0.72 · high 1.11 · good 27.50 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.74 · high 1.64 · good 27.50 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.74 · high 2.17 · good 27.50 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.76 · high 2.47 · good 27.50 · good poor
Thu 04:00 0.76 · high 2.57 · good 27.50 · good poor
Thu 05:00 0.76 · high 2.35 · good 27.30 · good poor
Thu 06:00 0.76 · high 2.48 · good 27.20 · good poor
Thu 07:00 0.76 · high 2.31 · good 27.20 · good poor
Thu 08:00 0.76 · high 1.90 · good 27.10 · good poor
Thu 09:00 0.76 · high 1.50 · good 27.10 · good poor
Thu 10:00 0.76 · high 1.17 · good 27.10 · good poor
Thu 11:00 0.76 · high 0.71 · good 27.00 · good poor
Thu 12:00 0.76 · high 0.40 · good 27.00 · good poor
Thu 13:00 0.76 · high 0.21 · good 27.00 · good poor
Thu 14:00 0.74 · high 0.25 · good 27.00 · good poor
Thu 15:00 0.74 · high 0.45 · good 27.00 · good poor
Thu 16:00 0.74 · high 0.70 · good 27.00 · good fair
Thu 17:00 0.72 · high 1.08 · good 27.00 · good good
Thu 18:00 0.72 · high 1.28 · good 27.00 · good fair
Thu 19:00 0.74 · high 1.48 · good 27.00 · good fair
Thu 20:00 0.76 · high 2.01 · good 27.10 · good fair
Thu 21:00 0.78 · high 2.19 · good 27.20 · good fair
Thu 22:00 0.80 · high 1.77 · good 27.20 · good fair
Thu 23:00 0.82 · high 1.65 · good 27.30 · good fair
Fri 00:00 0.84 · high 1.38 · good 27.30 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.86 · high 1.17 · good 27.30 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.88 · high 1.43 · good 27.30 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.90 · high 2.06 · good 27.30 · good poor
Fri 04:00 0.90 · high 2.70 · good 27.30 · good poor
Fri 05:00 0.90 · high 2.93 · good 27.20 · good poor
Fri 06:00 0.90 · high 2.98 · good 27.20 · good poor
Fri 07:00 0.90 · high 3.00 · good 27.20 · good poor
Fri 08:00 0.88 · high 2.60 · good 27.20 · good poor
Fri 09:00 0.88 · high 2.13 · good 27.20 · good poor
Fri 10:00 0.88 · high 1.98 · good 27.10 · good poor
Fri 11:00 0.86 · high 2.09 · good 27.10 · good poor
Fri 12:00 0.86 · high 2.03 · good 27.10 · good poor
Fri 13:00 0.86 · high 1.99 · good 27.10 · good poor
Fri 14:00 0.86 · high 2.05 · good 27.00 · good poor
Fri 15:00 0.86 · high 2.33 · good 27.00 · good poor
Fri 16:00 0.86 · high 2.52 · good 27.00 · good fair
Fri 17:00 0.84 · high 2.95 · good 27.00 · good fair
Fri 18:00 0.84 · high 3.04 · good 27.00 · good fair
Fri 19:00 0.86 · high 2.72 · good 27.00 · good fair
Fri 20:00 0.86 · high 2.77 · good 27.00 · good fair
Fri 21:00 0.88 · high 2.83 · good 27.10 · good fair
Fri 22:00 0.88 · high 2.69 · good 27.20 · good fair
Fri 23:00 0.90 · high 2.55 · good 27.20 · good fair
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