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Lanikai Beach Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Sun 11:45 (HST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Mon 07:50

Lanikai Beach looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Mon 10:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 2.7/10

Best time: Mon 10:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Mon 10:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Mon 13:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 27.4 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 Hanauma Bay 2.5/10 Poor · Mon 18:00

Weakest nearby now

Electric Beach Kahe Point Hanauma Bay

Local beach intelligence

AreaKailua

DifficultyEasy

Best timeMorning before trades

ExposureWindward east shore

ShoreSandy beach and patch reef

Sunrise

05:51

Sunset

19:16

Water

26.2°C

Max air

27.8°C

Sky

Clear

17% 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

Monday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Mon 20:00 — Poor (0.27) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Mon 18:00 — Poor (0.27) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Mon 23:00 — Poor (0.27) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (41 hours)
  • Wind (41 hours)
  • Tide/current (41 hours)

Upcoming high tides

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 Hanauma Bay Poor · Mon 18:00 2.5/10 Sharks Cove Poor · Mon 18:00 2.4/10

Nearby alternatives in USA

Ahihi Kinau

❌ Poor

Anaehoomalu Bay

⚠️ Fair

Anini Beach

❌ Poor

Bahia Honda

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.27 around Mon 10:00; 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 1.58m to 1.8m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 19.9 to 27.6m/s).

Tides range from 0.11m to 0.91m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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
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