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Kahaluu Beach Park Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Sun 11:45 (HST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 07:13

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

Score: 5.0/10

Best time: Mon 07:00

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Sun 12:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 11.6 m/s.

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Best nearby spots

Kealakekua Bay 5.2/10 Fair · Mon 18:00 Two Step Honaunau 5.2/10 Fair · Mon 18:00 Anaehoomalu Bay 4.1/10 Fair · Tue 16:00

Local beach intelligence

AreaKailua-Kona

DifficultyEasy

Best timeMorning

ExposureProtected Kona reef

ShoreSandy/rocky entry with shallow reef

Sunrise

05:48

Sunset

19:06

Water

27.3°C

Max air

28.6°C

Sky

Clear

7% 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

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Mon 17:00 — Fair (0.50) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Mon 16:00 — Fair (0.48) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Sun 18:00 — Fair (0.48) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (65 hours)
  • Tide/current (65 hours)
  • Darkness (43 hours)

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Mon 13:00

Mon 01:00, Mon 13:00, Tue 02:00, Wed 02:00

Nearby snorkel spot map

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

Kealakekua Bay Fair · Mon 18:00 5.2/10 Two Step Honaunau Fair · Mon 18:00 5.2/10 Anaehoomalu Bay Fair · Tue 16:00 4.1/10

Nearby alternatives in USA

Ahihi Kinau

⚠️ Fair

Anaehoomalu Bay

⚠️ Fair

Anini Beach

❌ Poor

Bahia Honda

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

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Thu 17:00 – Sun 17:00 (HST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.38 around Sun 06:00; 1 of 6 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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0/6 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.94m to 0.94m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 5/6 sampled hours (range 1.8 to 5.7m/s).

Tides range from 0.36m to 0.57m; 1 of 6 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
fair ⚠️ Fair
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
Sun 11:00 0.94 · high 3.50 · good 27.40 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.94 · high 3.60 · good 27.40 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.94 · high 4.30 · good 27.40 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.94 · high 4.40 · good 27.30 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.94 · high 1.80 · good 27.30 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.94 · high 5.70 · high 27.30 · good fair