Can you snorkel in Poipu Beach today?

Conditions look marginal right now. No good model window is forecast in Poipu Beach over the next 72 hours. Check the hourly table and local advisories.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Poipu Beach?

Snorkel in daylight, if possible in the morning before the wind picks up. Currents are often weaker near high slack tide. SnorkelForecast scores each daylight hour for Poipu Beach.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide, within about an hour of the high-tide peak, often has weaker currents. Strong low tides and tidal flow near channels or headlands reduce the score.

Where are the best snorkeling conditions near Poipu Beach today?

The best nearby spots right now are Anini Beach, Tunnels Beach, Lydgate Beach. Check each spot page for hourly wind, wave, tide and water temperature detail.

Poipu Beach Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Mon 19:45 (HST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Mon 10:08

Poipu Beach looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Wed 07:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.5/10

Best time: Wed 07:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Mon 11:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Mon 12:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.7 m/s.

Email me when it is good Compare nearby spots

Best nearby spots

Anini Beach 5.1/10 Fair · Wed 18:00 Tunnels Beach 4.1/10 Fair · Wed 19:00 Lydgate Beach 4.0/10 Fair · Wed 17:00

Local beach intelligence

AreaSouth Shore

DifficultyEasy

Best timeMorning

ExposureSouth shore; avoid strong south swell

ShoreSandy beach with protected cove

Sunrise

06:14

Sunset

19:12

Water

27.1°C

Max air

29.4°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

34% cloud

No good model 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

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Wed 17:00: Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, tide/current
Wed 18:00: Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, wind
Tue 19:00: Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (70 hours)
Tide/current (70 hours)
Darkness (51 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Tue 00:00.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; surface drift/current is noticeable; local shoreline exposure is not mapped yet.

Sightings override the model: if you see small purple jellyfish with long trailing tentacles, treat them as sting-capable and give them space.

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Tue 12:00

Tue 00:00, Tue 12:00, Wed 01:00

Nearby snorkel spot map

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

Anini Beach Fair · Wed 18:00 5.1/10 Tunnels Beach Fair · Wed 19:00 4.1/10 Lydgate Beach Fair · Wed 17:00 4.0/10

Forecast spot map

Use the map to see where the compared spots sit. Open a card for the hourly forecast.

This is a location diagram, not a marine chart. Check the shore and local signs in person.

Nearby alternatives in USA

Lydgate Beach

22 km away

⚠️ Fair

Kauai

26 km away

⚠️ Fair

Anini Beach

39 km away

❌ Poor

Tunnels Beach

40 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Mon 20:00 – Thu 20:00 (HST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.45 around Tue 09:00; 5 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 1.44m to 1.54m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 13/24 sampled hours (range 3.73 to 7.09m/s).

Tides range from 0.27m to 1.1m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview

Mon 21:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 08:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 09:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 10:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 18:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 19:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 20:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 21:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 22:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 23:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 08:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 09:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 10:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 18:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 19:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 20:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 21:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 08:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 09:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 18:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Mon 21:00	1.44 · high	6.20 · high	27.10 · good	Fair
Mon 22:00	1.44 · high	6.62 · high	27.10 · good	Poor
Mon 23:00	1.46 · high	6.66 · high	27.20 · good	Poor
Tue 00:00	1.46 · high	7.09 · high	27.20 · good	Poor
Tue 01:00	1.48 · high	6.97 · high	27.20 · good	Poor
Tue 02:00	1.48 · high	6.91 · high	27.30 · good	Poor
Tue 03:00	1.50 · high	6.54 · high	27.30 · good	Poor
Tue 04:00	1.52 · high	6.16 · high	27.30 · good	Poor
Tue 05:00	1.52 · high	5.47 · high	27.30 · good	Poor
Tue 06:00	1.54 · high	5.44 · high	27.30 · good	Poor
Tue 07:00	1.54 · high	5.55 · high	27.30 · good	Poor
Tue 08:00	1.54 · high	5.26 · good	27.30 · good	Poor
Tue 09:00	1.54 · high	4.98 · good	27.30 · good	Poor
Tue 10:00	1.54 · high	4.69 · good	27.30 · good	Poor
Tue 11:00	1.52 · high	4.21 · good	27.30 · good	Poor
Tue 12:00	1.52 · high	4.18 · good	27.30 · good	Poor
Tue 13:00	1.52 · high	4.07 · good	27.30 · good	Poor
Tue 14:00	1.50 · high	4.13 · good	27.30 · good	Poor
Tue 15:00	1.50 · high	3.79 · good	27.30 · good	Poor
Tue 16:00	1.50 · high	3.73 · good	27.30 · good	Poor
Tue 17:00	1.52 · high	3.93 · good	27.30 · good	Fair
Tue 18:00	1.52 · high	4.15 · good	27.30 · good	Fair
Tue 19:00	1.52 · high	4.52 · good	27.40 · good	Fair
Tue 20:00	1.54 · high	4.77 · good	27.40 · good	Fair
Tue 21:00	1.54 · high	5.37 · good	27.40 · good	Fair
Tue 22:00	1.54 · high	5.50 · high	27.50 · good	Fair
Tue 23:00	1.56 · high	5.65 · high	27.50 · good	Fair
Wed 00:00	1.56 · high	5.72 · high	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 01:00	1.56 · high	5.57 · high	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 02:00	1.58 · high	5.63 · high	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 03:00	1.58 · high	5.85 · high	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 04:00	1.60 · high	5.73 · high	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 05:00	1.62 · high	5.22 · good	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 06:00	1.64 · high	5.12 · good	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 07:00	1.66 · high	5.05 · good	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 08:00	1.68 · high	5.10 · good	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 09:00	1.70 · high	5.03 · good	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 10:00	1.70 · high	5.22 · good	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 11:00	1.72 · high	4.85 · good	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 12:00	1.72 · high	4.65 · good	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 13:00	1.72 · high	4.50 · good	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 14:00	1.70 · high	4.44 · good	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 15:00	1.70 · high	4.56 · good	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 16:00	1.70 · high	4.59 · good	27.50 · good	Poor
Wed 17:00	1.70 · high	5.04 · good	27.50 · good	Fair
Wed 18:00	1.70 · high	5.79 · high	27.50 · good	Fair
Wed 19:00	1.72 · high	6.22 · high	27.50 · good	Fair
Wed 20:00	1.74 · high	6.46 · high	27.60 · good	Fair
Wed 21:00	1.76 · high	6.60 · high	27.60 · good	Fair
Wed 22:00	1.76 · high	7.01 · high	27.60 · good	Poor
Wed 23:00	1.76 · high	7.43 · high	27.60 · good	Poor
Thu 00:00	1.76 · high	7.25 · high	27.60 · good	Poor
Thu 01:00	1.78 · high	7.30 · high	27.60 · good	Poor
Thu 02:00	1.78 · high	7.54 · high	27.60 · good	Poor
Thu 03:00	1.80 · high	7.63 · high	27.60 · good	Poor
Thu 04:00	1.80 · high	7.31 · high	27.60 · good	Poor
Thu 05:00	1.82 · high	6.77 · high	27.60 · good	Poor
Thu 06:00	1.82 · high	6.23 · high	27.60 · good	Poor
Thu 07:00	1.84 · high	6.06 · high	27.60 · good	Poor
Thu 08:00	1.84 · high	5.84 · high	27.50 · good	Poor
Thu 09:00	1.86 · high	5.95 · high	27.50 · good	Poor
Thu 10:00	1.86 · high	6.00 · high	27.50 · good	Poor
Thu 11:00	1.84 · high	5.76 · high	27.50 · good	Poor
Thu 12:00	1.84 · high	5.56 · high	27.50 · good	Poor
Thu 13:00	1.82 · high	5.42 · high	27.50 · good	Poor
Thu 14:00	1.80 · high	5.72 · high	27.40 · good	Poor
Thu 15:00	1.78 · high	5.70 · high	27.40 · good	Poor
Thu 16:00	1.78 · high	5.53 · high	27.40 · good	Poor
Thu 17:00	1.76 · high	5.14 · good	27.40 · good	Fair
Thu 18:00	1.76 · high	6.20 · high	27.40 · good	Fair