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Lydgate Beach Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 06:46

Lydgate Beach looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Tue 06:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 2.5/10

Best time: Tue 06:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 11:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 13:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 18.6 m/s.

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Best nearby spots

Anini Beach 3.6/10 Fair · Sun 17:00 Poipu Beach 3.0/10 Poor · Mon 21:00 Tunnels Beach 2.9/10 Poor · Sun 21:00

Weakest nearby now

Poipu Beach Tunnels Beach

Local beach intelligence

AreaEast Kauai

DifficultyEasy

Best timeMorning

ExposureRock-walled lagoon; still check surge

ShoreProtected rock-walled swimming area

Sunrise

05:56

Sunset

19:24

Water

25.9°C

Max air

27.1°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

63% 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

  • Tue 16:00 — Poor (0.29) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Mon 22:00 — Poor (0.25) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Sun 21:00 — Poor (0.25) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (66 hours)
  • Wind (66 hours)
  • Tide/current (66 hours)

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Mon 11:00

Mon 01:00, Mon 11:00, Tue 01:00, Tue 12:00, Wed 02:00

Nearby snorkel spot map

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

Anini Beach Fair · Sun 17:00 3.6/10 Poipu Beach Poor · Mon 21:00 3.0/10 Tunnels Beach Poor · Sun 21:00 2.9/10

Nearby alternatives in USA

Ahihi Kinau

⚠️ Fair

Anaehoomalu Bay

❌ Poor

Anini Beach

⚠️ Fair

Bahia Honda

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

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Thu 16:00 – Sun 16:00 (HST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Sun 01:00; 0 of 5 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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0/5 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 2.04m to 2.06m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/5 sampled hours (range 13.7 to 16.0m/s).

Tides range from 0.29m to 0.49m; 0 of 5 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
poor ❌ Limited
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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
Sun 11:00 2.06 · high 15.30 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 12:00 2.06 · high 16.00 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 13:00 2.06 · high 15.30 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 14:00 2.04 · high 14.90 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 15:00 2.04 · high 13.70 · high 25.90 · good poor