# Kaanapali Black Rock snorkeling forecast

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

- Location: Kaanapali Black Rock, USA
- Timezone: Pacific/Honolulu
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-09-22T00:58:48.386722-10:00
- Verdict: Marginal
- Score: 4.4/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 0%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-09-22T00:45:43.021266-10:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/usa/kaanapali-black-rock/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/usa/kaanapali-black-rock/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/usa/kaanapali-black-rock/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/usa/kaanapali-black-rock/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/usa/kaanapali-black-rock/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/usa/kaanapali-black-rock/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 27.5 °C (81.5 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 9: 27.3 °C (81.1 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 9 normal: +0.2 °C (+0.4 °F), warmer than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-22T01:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.88 | 2.87 | 27.5 |
| 2026-09-22T02:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.88 | 1.84 | 27.5 |
| 2026-09-22T03:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.88 | 0.87 | 27.5 |
| 2026-09-22T04:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.9 | 0.05 | 27.5 |
| 2026-09-22T05:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.9 | 0.6 | 27.4 |
| 2026-09-22T06:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.9 | 1.05 | 27.4 |
| 2026-09-22T07:00:00-10:00 | fair | 0.4387944444444444 | no | 0.9 | 1.05 | 27.5 |
| 2026-09-22T08:00:00-10:00 | fair | 0.4259962962962963 | no | 0.9 | 1.24 | 27.5 |
| 2026-09-22T09:00:00-10:00 | fair | 0.42922407407407404 | no | 0.92 | 1.93 | 27.5 |
| 2026-09-22T10:00:00-10:00 | fair | 0.42597037037037033 | no | 0.92 | 2.9 | 27.6 |
| 2026-09-22T11:00:00-10:00 | fair | 0.38035185185185183 | no | 0.94 | 3.16 | 27.7 |
| 2026-09-22T12:00:00-10:00 | fair | 0.3987351851851852 | no | 0.96 | 3.61 | 27.7 |
| 2026-09-22T13:00:00-10:00 | fair | 0.43513148148148145 | no | 0.96 | 3.23 | 27.8 |
| 2026-09-22T14:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.98 | 3.58 | 27.8 |
| 2026-09-22T15:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.0 | 3.58 | 27.8 |
| 2026-09-22T16:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.02 | 3.31 | 27.8 |
| 2026-09-22T17:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.04 | 3.3 | 27.8 |
| 2026-09-22T18:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.04 | 2.97 | 27.7 |
| 2026-09-22T19:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.04 | 2.94 | 27.7 |
| 2026-09-22T20:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.04 | 2.77 | 27.7 |
| 2026-09-22T21:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.04 | 2.94 | 27.7 |
| 2026-09-22T22:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.04 | 3.08 | 27.7 |
| 2026-09-22T23:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.04 | 3.21 | 27.6 |
| 2026-09-23T00:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.04 | 2.83 | 27.6 |

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