What conditions make snorkeling ideal?

Ideal snorkeling conditions require wave height less than 0.36 meters, wind speed below 5.4 meters/second, sea surface temperature between 20.6°C and 30.4°C, and being within ±72 minutes of high tide with currents ≤ 0.36 m/s.

Snorkel Forecast – Maui, USA

All times are in HST

Forecast Summary

Over the next 71 hours (from Tue 01:00 to Thu 23:00), snorkeling conditions will vary across excellent, good, fair and poor periods. Overall, there are 0 excellent, 0 good, 0 fair, and 71 poor hours.

Daily outlook

Monday: 9× poor
Tuesday: 24× poor
Wednesday: 24× poor
Thursday: 14× poor

Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Snorkel Score (next 72h)

Upcoming High Tides

Next early morning high tide: Tue 13:00

Tue 13:00, Wed 01:00, Wed 14:00, Thu 02:00, Thu 15:00

Recent Average Conditions

Wave height: 1.0 m
Wind speed: 5.2 m/s
Sea temperature: 28.0 °C

Seasonal Snorkeling Trends

Best months for snorkeling: October, September

FAQs

When is the next safe snorkel window?

No safe snorkeling window is expected in the next 72 hours.

Condition Trends (next 24h)

Condition Trends (next 72h)

72-Hour Forecast Overview

Tue Tue 01:00 01:00 poor

Tue Tue 02:00 02:00 poor

Tue Tue 03:00 03:00 poor

Tue Tue 04:00 04:00 poor

Tue Tue 05:00 05:00 poor

Tue Tue 06:00 06:00 poor

Tue Tue 07:00 07:00 poor

Tue Tue 08:00 08:00 poor

Tue Tue 09:00 09:00 poor

Tue Tue 10:00 10:00 poor

Tue Tue 11:00 11:00 poor

Tue Tue 12:00 12:00 poor

Tue Tue 13:00 13:00 poor

Tue Tue 14:00 14:00 poor

Tue Tue 15:00 15:00 poor

Tue Tue 16:00 16:00 poor

Tue Tue 17:00 17:00 poor

Tue Tue 18:00 18:00 poor

Tue Tue 19:00 19:00 poor

Tue Tue 20:00 20:00 poor

Tue Tue 21:00 21:00 poor

Tue Tue 22:00 22:00 poor

Tue Tue 23:00 23:00 poor

Wed Wed 00:00 00:00 poor

Wed Wed 01:00 01:00 poor

Wed Wed 02:00 02:00 poor

Wed Wed 03:00 03:00 poor

Wed Wed 04:00 04:00 poor

Wed Wed 05:00 05:00 poor

Wed Wed 06:00 06:00 poor

Wed Wed 07:00 07:00 poor

Wed Wed 08:00 08:00 poor

Wed Wed 09:00 09:00 poor

Wed Wed 10:00 10:00 poor

Wed Wed 11:00 11:00 poor

Wed Wed 12:00 12:00 poor

Wed Wed 13:00 13:00 poor

Wed Wed 14:00 14:00 poor

Wed Wed 15:00 15:00 poor

Wed Wed 16:00 16:00 poor

Wed Wed 17:00 17:00 poor

Wed Wed 18:00 18:00 poor

Wed Wed 19:00 19:00 poor

Wed Wed 20:00 20:00 poor

Wed Wed 21:00 21:00 poor

Wed Wed 22:00 22:00 poor

Wed Wed 23:00 23:00 poor

Thu Thu 00:00 00:00 poor

Thu Thu 01:00 01:00 poor

Thu Thu 02:00 02:00 poor

Thu Thu 03:00 03:00 poor

Thu Thu 04:00 04:00 poor

Thu Thu 05:00 05:00 poor

Thu Thu 06:00 06:00 poor

Thu Thu 07:00 07:00 poor

Thu Thu 08:00 08:00 poor

Thu Thu 09:00 09:00 poor

Thu Thu 10:00 10:00 poor

Thu Thu 11:00 11:00 poor

Thu Thu 12:00 12:00 poor

Thu Thu 13:00 13:00 poor

Thu Thu 14:00 14:00 poor

Thu Thu 15:00 15:00 poor

Thu Thu 16:00 16:00 poor

Thu Thu 17:00 17:00 poor

Thu Thu 18:00 18:00 poor

Thu Thu 19:00 19:00 poor

Thu Thu 20:00 20:00 poor

Thu Thu 21:00 21:00 poor

Thu Thu 22:00 22:00 poor

Thu Thu 23:00 23:00 poor

How We Calculate Conditions

We consider snorkeling conditions to be ideal when all of the following criteria, fetched from the Open-Meteo API, are met during daylight hours (between sunrise and sunset):

Wave height is less than 0.36 meters.
Wind speed is below 5.4 meters/second.
Sea surface temperature is between 20.6°C and 30.4°C.
Within ±72 min of high tide and currents ≤ 0.36 m/s.

Detailed Conditions

Time	Sunrise	Sunset	Wave Height (m)	Wind Speed (m/s)	Sea Temp (°C)	Tide Height (m)	Current (m/s)	Score	Rating
Tue 01:00	16:18	04:07	0.68	10.40	27.90	0.96	0.70	0.00	poor
Tue 02:00	16:18	04:07	0.68	8.60	27.90	0.88	0.50	0.00	poor
Tue 03:00	16:18	04:07	0.66	5.50	27.80	0.75	0.50	0.00	poor
Tue 04:00	16:18	04:07	0.66	3.30	27.80	0.57	0.60	0.00	poor
Tue 05:00	16:18	04:07	0.64	1.10	27.80	0.41	0.70	0.00	poor
Tue 06:00	16:18	04:07	0.64	2.60	27.80	0.30	1.00	0.00	poor
Tue 07:00	16:18	04:07	0.64	1.50	27.80	0.28	1.20	0.00	poor
Tue 08:00	16:18	04:07	0.64	1.90	27.80	0.35	1.20	0.00	poor
Tue 09:00	16:18	04:07	0.64	3.40	27.80	0.50	1.20	0.00	poor
Tue 10:00	16:18	04:07	0.64	3.10	27.80	0.69	1.10	0.00	poor
Tue 11:00	16:18	04:07	0.64	2.80	27.80	0.88	0.90	0.00	poor
Tue 12:00	16:18	04:07	0.64	3.40	27.80	1.03	0.70	0.00	poor
Tue 13:00	16:18	04:07	0.64	4.50	27.80	1.10	0.70	0.00	poor
Tue 14:00	16:18	04:07	0.64	4.10	27.70	1.08	0.50	0.00	poor
Tue 15:00	16:18	04:07	0.64	3.00	27.70	0.98	0.50	0.00	poor
Tue 16:00	16:18	04:07	0.64	2.80	27.70	0.82	0.60	0.00	poor
Tue 17:00	16:18	04:07	0.62	3.10	27.70	0.65	0.70	0.10	poor
Tue 18:00	16:18	04:07	0.62	3.10	27.70	0.50	0.80	0.10	poor
Tue 19:00	16:18	04:07	0.62	4.40	27.80	0.42	1.00	0.08	poor
Tue 20:00	16:18	04:07	0.60	6.70	27.90	0.42	1.00	0.06	poor
Tue 21:00	16:18	04:07	0.60	10.00	28.00	0.49	1.00	0.01	poor
Tue 22:00	16:18	04:07	0.60	11.40	28.00	0.62	0.80	0.00	poor
Tue 23:00	16:18	04:07	0.58	10.50	28.10	0.76	0.70	0.01	poor
Wed 00:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	10.70	28.10	0.87	0.60	0.00	poor
Wed 01:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	9.60	28.10	0.91	0.50	0.00	poor
Wed 02:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	6.50	28.10	0.88	0.40	0.00	poor
Wed 03:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	6.50	28.00	0.78	0.40	0.00	poor
Wed 04:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	6.90	28.00	0.63	0.40	0.00	poor
Wed 05:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	7.20	28.00	0.46	0.30	0.00	poor
Wed 06:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	7.30	27.90	0.33	0.40	0.00	poor
Wed 07:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	7.40	27.90	0.26	0.60	0.00	poor
Wed 08:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	7.30	27.90	0.29	0.60	0.00	poor
Wed 09:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	8.00	27.80	0.41	0.80	0.00	poor
Wed 10:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	7.20	27.80	0.59	0.70	0.00	poor
Wed 11:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	7.30	27.80	0.79	0.70	0.00	poor
Wed 12:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	6.90	27.80	0.98	0.50	0.00	poor
Wed 13:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	6.60	27.80	1.11	0.60	0.00	poor
Wed 14:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	5.60	27.70	1.15	0.50	0.00	poor
Wed 15:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	5.60	27.70	1.11	0.50	0.00	poor
Wed 16:00	16:18	04:06	0.58	6.10	27.70	0.99	0.50	0.00	poor
Wed 17:00	16:18	04:06	0.60	6.50	27.70	0.82	0.50	0.07	poor
Wed 18:00	16:18	04:06	0.60	7.60	27.70	0.65	0.40	0.05	poor
Wed 19:00	16:18	04:06	0.60	8.80	27.80	0.52	0.40	0.03	poor
Wed 20:00	16:18	04:06	0.60	10.00	27.80	0.45	0.40	0.01	poor
Wed 21:00	16:18	04:06	0.60	11.20	27.90	0.46	0.40	0.00	poor
Wed 22:00	16:18	04:06	0.60	12.60	28.00	0.53	0.30	0.00	poor
Wed 23:00	16:18	04:06	0.62	13.40	28.00	0.64	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 00:00	16:19	04:06	0.62	13.00	28.10	0.75	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 01:00	16:19	04:06	0.62	11.90	28.10	0.81	0.60	0.00	poor
Thu 02:00	16:19	04:06	0.62	10.40	28.00	0.82	0.60	0.00	poor
Thu 03:00	16:19	04:06	0.62	9.10	28.00	0.76	0.80	0.00	poor
Thu 04:00	16:19	04:06	0.62	8.40	28.00	0.65	0.60	0.00	poor
Thu 05:00	16:19	04:06	0.64	7.40	27.90	0.51	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 06:00	16:19	04:06	0.64	6.80	27.90	0.37	0.20	0.00	poor
Thu 07:00	16:19	04:06	0.64	6.50	27.80	0.29	0.20	0.00	poor
Thu 08:00	16:19	04:06	0.66	6.80	27.80	0.27	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 09:00	16:19	04:06	0.66	7.60	27.80	0.34	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 10:00	16:19	04:06	0.66	7.90	27.80	0.49	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 11:00	16:19	04:06	0.66	7.60	27.80	0.68	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 12:00	16:19	04:06	0.66	6.50	27.80	0.88	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 13:00	16:19	04:06	0.68	5.50	27.80	1.04	0.30	0.00	poor
Thu 14:00	16:19	04:06	0.68	3.60	27.70	1.14	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 15:00	16:19	04:06	0.70	2.50	27.70	1.17	0.50	0.00	poor
Thu 16:00	16:19	04:06	0.70	2.60	27.70	1.11	0.50	0.00	poor
Thu 17:00	16:19	04:06	0.72	3.70	27.70	0.98	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 18:00	16:19	04:06	0.72	3.70	27.70	0.82	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 19:00	16:19	04:06	0.72	4.70	27.80	0.67	0.20	0.00	poor
Thu 20:00	16:19	04:06	0.74	7.20	27.80	0.56	0.30	0.00	poor
Thu 21:00	16:19	04:06	0.74	8.40	27.90	0.50	0.30	0.00	poor
Thu 22:00	16:19	04:06	0.74	10.00	28.00	0.51	0.30	0.00	poor
Thu 23:00	16:19	04:06	0.74	11.70	28.00	0.56	0.40	0.00	poor