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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 07:52

Kaanapali Beach looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Tue 08:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.6/10

Best time: Tue 08:00

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Tue 12:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.4 m/s.

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Kaanapali Black Rock 4.7/10 Fair · Tue 18:00 Honolua Bay 4.6/10 Fair · Tue 18:00 Kapalua Bay 4.6/10 Fair · Tue 18:00

Sunrise

05:56

Sunset

19:09

Water

27.2°C

Max air

29.6°C

Sky

Clear

27% 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

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Tue 18:00 — Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 19:00 — Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 20:00 — Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (9 hours)
  • Tide/current (9 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.

Upcoming high tides

Tue 20:00

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Nearby snorkel spot map

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Nearby alternatives in USA

Kaanapali Black Rock

0 km away

⚠️ Fair

Kapalua Bay

9 km away

⚠️ Fair

Napili Bay

9 km away

⚠️ Fair

Honolua Bay

11 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 17:00 – Thu 17:00 (HST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.43 around Mon 13:00; 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 0.78m to 0.98m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.8 to 4.71m/s).

Tides range from 0.1m to 1.1m; 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
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
Tue 22:00 0.82 · high 1.13 · good 27.20 · good fair
Tue 23:00 0.82 · high 0.96 · good 27.20 · good fair
Wed 00:00 0.84 · high 1.91 · good 27.30 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.84 · high 2.66 · good 27.30 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.86 · high 3.18 · good 27.30 · good poor
Wed 03:00 0.86 · high 3.19 · good 27.30 · good poor
Wed 04:00 0.84 · high 3.26 · good 27.30 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.84 · high 3.15 · good 27.20 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.82 · high 2.87 · good 27.20 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.82 · high 2.55 · good 27.20 · good poor
Wed 08:00 0.80 · high 2.06 · good 27.20 · good poor
Wed 09:00 0.80 · high 1.54 · good 27.20 · good poor
Wed 10:00 0.78 · high 0.78 · good 27.10 · good poor
Wed 11:00 0.78 · high 0.45 · good 27.10 · good poor
Wed 12:00 0.76 · high 0.66 · good 27.10 · good poor
Wed 13:00 0.76 · high 0.35 · good 27.10 · good poor
Wed 14:00 0.74 · high 0.35 · good 27.00 · good poor
Wed 15:00 0.74 · high 0.45 · good 27.00 · good poor
Wed 16:00 0.74 · high 0.54 · good 27.00 · good fair
Wed 17:00 0.72 · high 0.83 · good 27.00 · good fair
Wed 18:00 0.72 · high 0.90 · good 27.00 · good fair
Wed 19:00 0.72 · high 1.20 · good 27.10 · good fair
Wed 20:00 0.72 · high 1.52 · good 27.20 · good fair
Wed 21:00 0.72 · high 1.95 · good 27.30 · good fair
Wed 22:00 0.72 · high 1.30 · good 27.40 · good fair
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