# Kapalua Bay snorkeling forecast

Kapalua Bay has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

- Location: Kapalua Bay, USA
- Timezone: Pacific/Honolulu
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T16:33:25.792220-10:00
- Verdict: Poor
- Score: 0.0/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 0%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T13:34:48.744418-10:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/usa/kapalua-bay/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/usa/kapalua-bay/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/usa/kapalua-bay/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/usa/kapalua-bay/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/usa/kapalua-bay/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/usa/kapalua-bay/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 27.3 °C (81.1 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 27.0 °C (80.6 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: +0.3 °C (+0.5 °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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.22 | 6.2 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.22 | 6.29 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.24 | 6.63 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.24 | 7.32 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.26 | 7.88 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.3 | 7.64 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.32 | 7.93 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.32 | 7.82 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.34 | 7.63 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.34 | 7.59 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.36 | 7.53 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.38 | 7.19 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.4 | 7.69 | 27.1 |
| 2026-10-18T06:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.42 | 7.18 | 27.1 |
| 2026-10-18T07:00:00-10:00 | fair | 0.4062925925925926 | no | 1.42 | 7.34 | 27.1 |
| 2026-10-18T08:00:00-10:00 | fair | 0.39126481481481484 | no | 1.44 | 7.73 | 27.1 |
| 2026-10-18T09:00:00-10:00 | fair | 0.4240148148148148 | no | 1.44 | 8.0 | 27.1 |
| 2026-10-18T10:00:00-10:00 | fair | 0.40635 | no | 1.46 | 7.83 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T11:00:00-10:00 | fair | 0.36315 | no | 1.46 | 7.83 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T12:00:00-10:00 | fair | 0.3767314814814814 | no | 1.46 | 7.82 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T13:00:00-10:00 | fair | 0.36805740740740744 | no | 1.44 | 7.78 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T14:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.44 | 7.76 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T15:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.44 | 7.75 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T16:00:00-10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.46 | 7.89 | 27.2 |

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