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 Fri 11:00 to Mon 09:00), 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

Friday: 23× poor
Saturday: 24× poor
Sunday: 24× poor

Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Snorkel Score (next 72h)

Upcoming High Tides

Next early morning high tide: Fri 16:00

Fri 16:00, Sat 05:00, Sat 16:00, Sun 06:00, Sun 17:00, Mon 08:00

Recent Average Conditions

Wave height: 0.6 m
Wind speed: 6.7 m/s
Sea temperature: 25.5 °C

Seasonal Snorkeling Trends

Best months for snorkeling: January, December, October

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

Fri Fri 11:00 11:00 poor

Fri Fri 12:00 12:00 poor

Fri Fri 13:00 13:00 poor

Fri Fri 14:00 14:00 poor

Fri Fri 15:00 15:00 poor

Fri Fri 16:00 16:00 poor

Fri Fri 17:00 17:00 poor

Fri Fri 18:00 18:00 poor

Fri Fri 19:00 19:00 poor

Fri Fri 20:00 20:00 poor

Fri Fri 21:00 21:00 poor

Fri Fri 22:00 22:00 poor

Fri Fri 23:00 23:00 poor

Sat Sat 00:00 00:00 poor

Sat Sat 01:00 01:00 poor

Sat Sat 02:00 02:00 poor

Sat Sat 03:00 03:00 poor

Sat Sat 04:00 04:00 poor

Sat Sat 05:00 05:00 poor

Sat Sat 06:00 06:00 poor

Sat Sat 07:00 07:00 poor

Sat Sat 08:00 08:00 poor

Sat Sat 09:00 09:00 poor

Sat Sat 10:00 10:00 poor

Sat Sat 11:00 11:00 poor

Sat Sat 12:00 12:00 poor

Sat Sat 13:00 13:00 poor

Sat Sat 14:00 14:00 poor

Sat Sat 15:00 15:00 poor

Sat Sat 16:00 16:00 poor

Sat Sat 17:00 17:00 poor

Sat Sat 18:00 18:00 poor

Sat Sat 19:00 19:00 poor

Sat Sat 20:00 20:00 poor

Sat Sat 21:00 21:00 poor

Sat Sat 22:00 22:00 poor

Sat Sat 23:00 23:00 poor

Sun Sun 00:00 00:00 poor

Sun Sun 01:00 01:00 poor

Sun Sun 02:00 02:00 poor

Sun Sun 03:00 03:00 poor

Sun Sun 04:00 04:00 poor

Sun Sun 05:00 05:00 poor

Sun Sun 06:00 06:00 poor

Sun Sun 07:00 07:00 poor

Sun Sun 08:00 08:00 poor

Sun Sun 09:00 09:00 poor

Sun Sun 10:00 10:00 poor

Sun Sun 11:00 11:00 poor

Sun Sun 12:00 12:00 poor

Sun Sun 13:00 13:00 poor

Sun Sun 14:00 14:00 poor

Sun Sun 15:00 15:00 poor

Sun Sun 16:00 16:00 poor

Sun Sun 17:00 17:00 poor

Sun Sun 18:00 18:00 poor

Sun Sun 19:00 19:00 poor

Sun Sun 20:00 20:00 poor

Sun Sun 21:00 21:00 poor

Sun Sun 22:00 22:00 poor

Sun Sun 23:00 23:00 poor

Mon Mon 00:00 00:00 poor

Mon Mon 01:00 01:00 poor

Mon Mon 02:00 02:00 poor

Mon Mon 03:00 03:00 poor

Mon Mon 04:00 04:00 poor

Mon Mon 05:00 05:00 poor

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

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
Fri 11:00	17:04	04:10	0.56	5.50	25.10	0.50	0.50	0.00	poor
Fri 12:00	17:04	04:10	0.54	5.70	25.10	0.59	0.50	0.00	poor
Fri 13:00	17:04	04:10	0.54	6.10	25.10	0.70	0.50	0.00	poor
Fri 14:00	17:04	04:10	0.52	5.40	25.10	0.81	0.50	0.00	poor
Fri 15:00	17:04	04:10	0.52	3.40	25.10	0.89	0.50	0.00	poor
Fri 16:00	17:04	04:10	0.52	5.20	25.10	0.91	0.30	0.00	poor
Fri 17:00	17:04	04:10	0.52	5.60	25.10	0.87	0.30	0.00	poor
Fri 18:00	17:04	04:10	0.52	6.60	25.10	0.78	0.30	0.11	poor
Fri 19:00	17:04	04:10	0.52	7.20	25.10	0.65	0.30	0.09	poor
Fri 20:00	17:04	04:10	0.52	7.40	25.10	0.52	0.20	0.09	poor
Fri 21:00	17:04	04:10	0.52	5.60	25.20	0.40	0.40	0.13	poor
Fri 22:00	17:04	04:10	0.52	6.80	25.20	0.34	0.40	0.10	poor
Fri 23:00	17:04	04:10	0.50	9.30	25.20	0.33	0.40	0.04	poor
Sat 00:00	17:03	04:11	0.50	9.70	25.20	0.38	0.40	0.00	poor
Sat 01:00	17:03	04:11	0.50	8.40	25.20	0.46	0.20	0.00	poor
Sat 02:00	17:03	04:11	0.48	7.10	25.20	0.56	0.30	0.00	poor
Sat 03:00	17:03	04:11	0.48	7.40	25.20	0.66	0.30	0.00	poor
Sat 04:00	17:03	04:11	0.48	5.00	25.20	0.73	0.20	0.00	poor
Sat 05:00	17:03	04:11	0.48	4.70	25.10	0.76	0.20	0.00	poor
Sat 06:00	17:03	04:11	0.48	5.20	25.10	0.74	0.20	0.00	poor
Sat 07:00	17:03	04:11	0.48	5.40	25.10	0.70	0.20	0.00	poor
Sat 08:00	17:03	04:11	0.48	5.10	25.10	0.64	0.20	0.00	poor
Sat 09:00	17:03	04:11	0.48	4.60	25.10	0.59	0.00	0.00	poor
Sat 10:00	17:03	04:11	0.48	4.90	25.10	0.56	0.00	0.00	poor
Sat 11:00	17:03	04:11	0.48	4.40	25.10	0.56	0.20	0.00	poor
Sat 12:00	17:03	04:11	0.48	4.00	25.10	0.60	0.30	0.00	poor
Sat 13:00	17:03	04:11	0.48	4.50	25.10	0.67	0.30	0.00	poor
Sat 14:00	17:03	04:11	0.46	4.70	25.10	0.75	0.30	0.00	poor
Sat 15:00	17:03	04:11	0.46	4.00	25.10	0.82	0.30	0.00	poor
Sat 16:00	17:03	04:11	0.46	3.30	25.10	0.85	0.00	0.00	poor
Sat 17:00	17:03	04:11	0.46	3.10	25.10	0.84	0.00	0.00	poor
Sat 18:00	17:03	04:11	0.46	3.30	25.10	0.78	0.20	0.25	poor
Sat 19:00	17:03	04:11	0.46	2.20	25.10	0.69	0.20	0.29	poor
Sat 20:00	17:03	04:11	0.44	4.70	25.10	0.58	0.30	0.22	poor
Sat 21:00	17:03	04:11	0.44	4.10	25.20	0.48	0.30	0.24	poor
Sat 22:00	17:03	04:11	0.44	4.40	25.30	0.40	0.40	0.23	poor
Sat 23:00	17:03	04:11	0.46	4.30	25.40	0.37	0.50	0.22	poor
Sun 00:00	17:03	04:12	0.46	6.20	25.40	0.38	0.50	0.00	poor
Sun 01:00	17:03	04:12	0.46	5.40	25.40	0.44	0.50	0.00	poor
Sun 02:00	17:03	04:12	0.48	4.40	25.40	0.52	0.50	0.00	poor
Sun 03:00	17:03	04:12	0.48	2.50	25.30	0.63	0.30	0.00	poor
Sun 04:00	17:03	04:12	0.48	1.80	25.30	0.73	0.30	0.00	poor
Sun 05:00	17:03	04:12	0.46	2.90	25.20	0.79	0.30	0.00	poor
Sun 06:00	17:03	04:12	0.46	3.10	25.20	0.82	0.30	0.00	poor
Sun 07:00	17:03	04:12	0.46	1.90	25.20	0.81	0.30	0.00	poor
Sun 08:00	17:03	04:12	0.44	2.50	25.20	0.78	0.30	0.00	poor
Sun 09:00	17:03	04:12	0.44	2.20	25.20	0.73	0.40	0.00	poor
Sun 10:00	17:03	04:12	0.44	7.60	25.20	0.68	0.40	0.00	poor
Sun 11:00	17:03	04:12	0.42	1.60	25.10	0.64	0.40	0.00	poor
Sun 12:00	17:03	04:12	0.42	4.70	25.10	0.63	0.60	0.00	poor
Sun 13:00	17:03	04:12	0.42	4.00	25.10	0.64	0.60	0.00	poor
Sun 14:00	17:03	04:12	0.42	1.30	25.10	0.68	0.60	0.00	poor
Sun 15:00	17:03	04:12	0.42	4.70	25.10	0.72	0.60	0.00	poor
Sun 16:00	17:03	04:12	0.42	3.70	25.10	0.75	0.60	0.00	poor
Sun 17:00	17:03	04:12	0.42	3.60	25.10	0.76	0.60	0.00	poor
Sun 18:00	17:03	04:12	0.42	3.10	25.10	0.73	0.60	0.30	poor
Sun 19:00	17:03	04:12	0.42	3.10	25.10	0.67	0.60	0.30	poor
Sun 20:00	17:03	04:12	0.42	3.10	25.20	0.59	0.60	0.30	poor
Sun 21:00	17:03	04:12	0.42	3.10	25.20	0.50	0.60	0.30	poor
Sun 22:00	17:03	04:12	0.42	4.10	25.20	0.43	0.60	0.26	poor
Sun 23:00	17:03	04:12	0.42	5.60	25.20	0.38	0.60	0.20	poor
Mon 00:00	17:03	04:12	0.42	8.40	25.20	0.36	0.80	0.00	poor
Mon 01:00	17:03	04:12	0.44	8.50	25.20	0.38	0.80	0.00	poor
Mon 02:00	17:03	04:12	0.44	6.80	25.20	0.44	0.90	0.00	poor
Mon 03:00	17:03	04:12	0.46	2.80	25.20	0.54	0.90	0.00	poor
Mon 04:00	17:03	04:12	0.46	4.50	25.20	0.64	0.90	0.00	poor
Mon 05:00	17:03	04:12	0.46	5.60	25.20	0.74	0.90	0.00	poor
Mon 06:00	17:03	04:12	0.46	6.40	25.20	0.81	0.80	0.00	poor
Mon 07:00	17:03	04:12	0.46	6.40	25.20	0.86	0.80	0.00	poor
Mon 08:00	17:03	04:12	0.46	6.20	25.20	0.87	0.50	0.00	poor
Mon 09:00	17:03	04:12	0.46	6.60	25.20	0.84	0.50	0.00	poor