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 68 hours (from Mon 06:00 to Thu 01:00), snorkeling conditions will vary across excellent, good, fair and poor periods. Overall, there are 0 excellent, 0 good, 0 fair, and 68 poor hours.

Daily outlook

Sunday: 4× poor
Monday: 24× poor
Tuesday: 24× poor
Wednesday: 16× poor

Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Snorkel Score (next 72h)

Upcoming High Tides

Next early morning high tide: Mon 14:00

Mon 14:00, Tue 03:00, Tue 15:00, Wed 04:00, Wed 16:00

Recent Average Conditions

Wave height: 0.6 m
Wind speed: 9.8 m/s
Sea temperature: 26.1 °C

Seasonal Snorkeling Trends

Best months for snorkeling: January, April, February

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

Mon Mon 06:00 06:00 poor

Mon Mon 07:00 07:00 poor

Mon Mon 08:00 08:00 poor

Mon Mon 09:00 09:00 poor

Mon Mon 10:00 10:00 poor

Mon Mon 11:00 11:00 poor

Mon Mon 12:00 12:00 poor

Mon Mon 13:00 13:00 poor

Mon Mon 14:00 14:00 poor

Mon Mon 15:00 15:00 poor

Mon Mon 16:00 16:00 poor

Mon Mon 17:00 17:00 poor

Mon Mon 18:00 18:00 poor

Mon Mon 19:00 19:00 poor

Mon Mon 20:00 20:00 poor

Mon Mon 21:00 21:00 poor

Mon Mon 22:00 22:00 poor

Mon Mon 23:00 23:00 poor

Tue Tue 00:00 00:00 poor

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

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
Mon 06:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	1.80	26.50	0.66	0.30	0.00	poor
Mon 07:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	1.70	26.50	0.49	0.20	0.00	poor
Mon 08:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	2.50	26.40	0.37	0.20	0.00	poor
Mon 09:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	3.30	26.40	0.31	0.00	0.00	poor
Mon 10:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	3.30	26.30	0.32	0.00	0.00	poor
Mon 11:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	3.10	26.30	0.36	0.00	0.00	poor
Mon 12:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	3.10	26.20	0.42	0.20	0.00	poor
Mon 13:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	3.80	26.20	0.47	0.30	0.00	poor
Mon 14:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	4.00	26.20	0.49	0.30	0.00	poor
Mon 15:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	6.90	26.10	0.46	0.30	0.00	poor
Mon 16:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	8.10	26.10	0.39	0.40	0.01	poor
Mon 17:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	9.60	26.10	0.30	0.40	0.00	poor
Mon 18:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	10.30	26.20	0.20	0.30	0.00	poor
Mon 19:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	11.50	26.20	0.15	0.20	0.00	poor
Mon 20:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	12.00	26.40	0.15	0.20	0.00	poor
Mon 21:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	14.10	26.50	0.22	0.20	0.00	poor
Mon 22:00	15:46	04:56	0.70	13.60	26.60	0.36	0.20	0.00	poor
Mon 23:00	15:46	04:56	0.72	13.50	26.80	0.55	0.20	0.00	poor
Tue 00:00	15:46	04:57	0.72	13.50	26.80	0.75	0.20	0.00	poor
Tue 01:00	15:46	04:57	0.72	14.30	26.80	0.92	0.20	0.00	poor
Tue 02:00	15:46	04:57	0.72	15.10	26.80	1.04	0.20	0.00	poor
Tue 03:00	15:46	04:57	0.72	14.40	26.80	1.09	0.20	0.00	poor
Tue 04:00	15:46	04:57	0.72	11.50	26.70	1.06	0.00	0.00	poor
Tue 05:00	15:46	04:57	0.72	7.90	26.60	0.96	0.00	0.00	poor
Tue 06:00	15:46	04:57	0.72	7.30	26.60	0.80	0.00	0.00	poor
Tue 07:00	15:46	04:57	0.72	6.90	26.50	0.63	0.00	0.00	poor
Tue 08:00	15:46	04:57	0.70	5.10	26.50	0.48	0.00	0.00	poor
Tue 09:00	15:46	04:57	0.70	3.00	26.50	0.37	0.20	0.00	poor
Tue 10:00	15:46	04:57	0.70	3.20	26.40	0.33	0.00	0.00	poor
Tue 11:00	15:46	04:57	0.70	4.00	26.40	0.33	0.00	0.00	poor
Tue 12:00	15:46	04:57	0.70	4.10	26.40	0.36	0.00	0.00	poor
Tue 13:00	15:46	04:57	0.70	3.10	26.30	0.41	0.00	0.00	poor
Tue 14:00	15:46	04:57	0.70	2.90	26.30	0.44	0.30	0.00	poor
Tue 15:00	15:46	04:57	0.70	4.00	26.30	0.45	0.30	0.00	poor
Tue 16:00	15:46	04:57	0.70	3.60	26.30	0.42	0.30	0.02	poor
Tue 17:00	15:46	04:57	0.68	6.10	26.30	0.37	0.30	0.02	poor
Tue 18:00	15:46	04:57	0.68	8.60	26.30	0.29	0.30	0.01	poor
Tue 19:00	15:46	04:57	0.68	11.00	26.40	0.22	0.30	0.00	poor
Tue 20:00	15:46	04:57	0.70	12.60	26.40	0.18	0.20	0.00	poor
Tue 21:00	15:46	04:57	0.70	13.50	26.50	0.20	0.20	0.00	poor
Tue 22:00	15:46	04:57	0.70	13.80	26.60	0.28	0.20	0.00	poor
Tue 23:00	15:46	04:57	0.70	13.80	26.60	0.41	0.00	0.00	poor
Wed 00:00	15:45	04:57	0.70	14.80	26.70	0.57	0.00	0.00	poor
Wed 01:00	15:45	04:57	0.70	15.00	26.70	0.74	0.00	0.00	poor
Wed 02:00	15:45	04:57	0.72	16.50	26.70	0.89	0.00	0.00	poor
Wed 03:00	15:45	04:57	0.72	13.90	26.70	0.99	0.00	0.00	poor
Wed 04:00	15:45	04:57	0.72	12.30	26.60	1.02	0.00	0.00	poor
Wed 05:00	15:45	04:57	0.70	10.70	26.60	0.99	0.20	0.00	poor
Wed 06:00	15:45	04:57	0.70	9.70	26.60	0.89	0.20	0.00	poor
Wed 07:00	15:45	04:57	0.70	9.90	26.50	0.75	0.20	0.00	poor
Wed 08:00	15:45	04:57	0.72	10.70	26.50	0.60	0.20	0.00	poor
Wed 09:00	15:45	04:57	0.72	10.40	26.50	0.47	0.20	0.00	poor
Wed 10:00	15:45	04:57	0.72	8.90	26.50	0.38	0.20	0.00	poor
Wed 11:00	15:45	04:57	0.72	8.10	26.50	0.33	0.40	0.00	poor
Wed 12:00	15:45	04:57	0.72	6.80	26.40	0.32	0.40	0.00	poor
Wed 13:00	15:45	04:57	0.72	7.30	26.40	0.34	0.30	0.00	poor
Wed 14:00	15:45	04:57	0.72	7.40	26.40	0.38	0.20	0.00	poor
Wed 15:00	15:45	04:57	0.72	8.50	26.40	0.41	0.20	0.00	poor
Wed 16:00	15:45	04:57	0.72	10.00	26.30	0.42	0.20	0.00	poor
Wed 17:00	15:45	04:57	0.70	11.50	26.40	0.41	0.20	0.00	poor
Wed 18:00	15:45	04:57	0.70	13.30	26.40	0.36	0.20	0.00	poor
Wed 19:00	15:45	04:57	0.70	15.50	26.40	0.30	0.30	0.00	poor
Wed 20:00	15:45	04:57	0.70	16.20	26.50	0.25	0.30	0.00	poor
Wed 21:00	15:45	04:57	0.70	14.80	26.60	0.23	0.30	0.00	poor
Wed 22:00	15:45	04:57	0.70	15.20	26.70	0.26	0.40	0.00	poor
Wed 23:00	15:45	04:57	0.72	16.90	26.80	0.33	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 00:00	15:45	04:58	0.72	17.40	26.80	0.44	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 01:00	15:45	04:58	0.72	19.70	26.80	0.58	0.40	0.00	poor