Can you snorkel in Lanikai Beach today?

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

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Lanikai Beach?

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 Lanikai Beach 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 Lanikai Beach today?

The best nearby spots right now are Electric Beach, Kahe Point, Sharks Cove. Check each spot page for hourly wind, wave, tide and water temperature detail.

Lanikai Beach Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 03:15

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

Score: 2.7/10

Best time: Mon 07:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 07:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 13:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 20.2 m/s.

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Best nearby spots

Electric Beach 3.4/10 Poor · Mon 19:00 Kahe Point 3.4/10 Poor · Mon 19:00 Sharks Cove 3.2/10 Poor · Sun 16:00

Weakest nearby now

Electric Beach Kahe Point Sharks Cove

Local beach intelligence

AreaKailua

DifficultyEasy

Best timeMorning before trades

ExposureWindward east shore

ShoreSandy beach and patch reef

Sunrise

05:51

Sunset

19:16

Water

26.1°C

Max air

27.7°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

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Mon 17:00 — Poor (0.27) · still limited by waves, wind
Mon 20:00 — Poor (0.27) · still limited by waves, wind
Sun 18:00 — Poor (0.27) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (69 hours)
Wind (69 hours)
Tide/current (69 hours)

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Mon 11:00

Mon 01:00, Mon 11:00, Tue 01:00, Wed 02:00

Nearby snorkel spot map

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

Electric Beach Poor · Mon 19:00 3.4/10 Kahe Point Poor · Mon 19:00 3.4/10 Sharks Cove Poor · Sun 16:00 3.2/10 Hanauma Bay Poor · Sun 20:00 3.1/10

Nearby alternatives in USA

Ahihi Kinau

✅ Good

Anaehoomalu Bay

❌ Poor

Anini Beach

❌ Poor

Bahia Honda

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

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Sun 13:00 – Wed 13:00 (HST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.27 around Sun 07:00; 0 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 1.54m to 1.72m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 16.5 to 22.5m/s).

Tides range from 0.12m to 0.89m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview

Sun 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

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

Wed 10:00 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
Sun 14:00	1.72 · high	19.00 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sun 15:00	1.70 · high	18.60 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sun 16:00	1.70 · high	19.60 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sun 17:00	1.70 · high	20.10 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sun 18:00	1.70 · high	20.60 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sun 19:00	1.68 · high	21.00 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sun 20:00	1.68 · high	21.50 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	1.66 · high	20.10 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	1.66 · high	19.80 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	1.66 · high	20.20 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	1.66 · high	20.30 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	1.66 · high	21.70 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	1.64 · high	22.50 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	1.64 · high	22.10 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 04:00	1.62 · high	22.00 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 05:00	1.60 · high	20.00 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 06:00	1.58 · high	19.60 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 07:00	1.58 · high	18.30 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 08:00	1.58 · high	19.10 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 09:00	1.58 · high	18.20 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 10:00	1.56 · high	17.00 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 11:00	1.56 · high	17.70 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 12:00	1.54 · high	18.40 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 13:00	1.54 · high	16.50 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 14:00	1.54 · high	19.20 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 15:00	1.54 · high	21.60 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 16:00	1.58 · high	23.70 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 17:00	1.60 · high	24.90 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 18:00	1.64 · high	24.80 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	1.66 · high	27.60 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	1.68 · high	26.80 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	1.70 · high	26.60 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	1.70 · high	27.40 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	1.70 · high	26.80 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	1.70 · high	25.70 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	1.72 · high	22.90 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	1.72 · high	20.50 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	1.74 · high	20.20 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Tue 04:00	1.74 · high	19.90 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Tue 05:00	1.76 · high	20.20 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Tue 06:00	1.76 · high	22.40 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Tue 07:00	1.78 · high	22.40 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Tue 08:00	1.78 · high	22.90 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Tue 09:00	1.80 · high	22.90 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Tue 10:00	1.76 · high	21.40 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Tue 11:00	1.74 · high	20.80 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Tue 12:00	1.70 · high	21.60 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Tue 13:00	1.66 · high	22.90 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Tue 14:00	1.64 · high	23.10 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Tue 15:00	1.60 · high	22.60 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Tue 16:00	1.60 · high	20.20 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Tue 17:00	1.58 · high	21.20 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Tue 18:00	1.58 · high	21.00 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Tue 19:00	1.58 · high	24.00 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Tue 20:00	1.56 · high	26.30 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	1.56 · high	26.60 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	1.54 · high	24.20 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	1.54 · high	26.00 · high	26.50 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	1.52 · high	25.30 · high	26.50 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	1.48 · high	24.80 · high	26.50 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	1.46 · high	23.80 · high	26.50 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	1.42 · high	22.80 · high	26.50 · good	poor
Wed 04:00	1.42 · high	21.20 · high	26.50 · good	poor
Wed 05:00	1.42 · high	18.80 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Wed 06:00	1.42 · high	18.30 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Wed 07:00	1.46 · high	18.00 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Wed 08:00	1.52 · high	17.10 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Wed 09:00	1.56 · high	18.40 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Wed 10:00	1.58 · high	19.20 · high	26.40 · good	poor