Can you snorkel in Kaanapali Black Rock today?

Conditions look marginal right now — no clearly safe snorkeling window is forecast in Kaanapali Black Rock over the next 72 hours. Check the hourly table for the calmest period.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Kaanapali Black Rock?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Kaanapali Black Rock so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Where are the best snorkeling conditions near Kaanapali Black Rock today?

The best nearby spots right now are Molokini Crater, Honolua Bay, Kapalua Bay. Check each spot page for hourly wind, wave, tide and water temperature detail.

Kaanapali Black Rock Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Sun 10:59 (HST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 12:32

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

Score: 3.2/10

Best time: Tue 13:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 13:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 14.5 m/s.

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Best nearby spots

Molokini Crater 3.5/10 Poor · Tue 23:00 Honolua Bay 3.2/10 Poor · Wed 18:00 Kapalua Bay 3.2/10 Poor · Wed 18:00

Weakest nearby now

Molokini Crater Honolua Bay Kapalua Bay

Sunrise

05:48

Sunset

19:11

Water

26.8°C

Max air

29.7°C

Sky

Clear

30% 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

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Tue 23:00 — Poor (0.32) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (11 hours)
Wind (11 hours)
Tide/current (10 hours)

Upcoming high tides

Wed 02:00

Nearby snorkel spot map

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

Molokini Crater Poor · Tue 23:00 3.5/10 Honolua Bay Poor · Wed 18:00 3.2/10 Kapalua Bay Poor · Wed 18:00 3.2/10 Napili Bay Poor · Thu 16:00 3.1/10 Ahihi Kinau Poor · Tue 23:00 2.4/10 Maluaka Turtle Town Poor · Tue 23:00 2.4/10 Ulua Mokapu Poor · Tue 23:00 2.3/10

Nearby alternatives in USA

Ahihi Kinau

❌ Poor

Anaehoomalu Bay

❌ Poor

Anini Beach

❌ Poor

Bahia Honda

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

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Tue 22:00 – Fri 22:00 (HST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.32 around Tue 13:00; 0 of 11 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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0/11 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.84m to 0.88m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/11 sampled hours (range 10.1 to 14.5m/s).

Tides range from 0.36m to 0.95m; 1 of 11 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview

Tue 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

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
Tue 23:00	0.86 · high	14.50 · high	26.80 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	0.86 · high	13.90 · high	26.80 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	0.86 · high	12.90 · high	26.80 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	0.84 · high	12.20 · high	26.80 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	0.84 · high	12.00 · high	26.80 · good	poor
Wed 04:00	0.84 · high	11.70 · high	26.80 · good	poor
Wed 05:00	0.84 · high	10.70 · high	26.70 · good	poor
Wed 06:00	0.84 · high	10.30 · high	26.70 · good	poor
Wed 07:00	0.86 · high	10.10 · high	26.70 · good	poor
Wed 08:00	0.86 · high	11.60 · high	26.70 · good	poor
Wed 09:00	0.88 · high	11.30 · high	26.60 · good	poor