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Poipu Beach Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 03:17

Poipu Beach looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Mon 11:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 2.9/10

Best time: Mon 11:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 08:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 13:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 22.5 m/s.

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Best nearby spots

Anini Beach 3.6/10 Fair · Sun 17:00 Lydgate Beach 2.9/10 Poor · Tue 16:00 Tunnels Beach 2.9/10 Poor · Sun 21:00

Weakest nearby now

Lydgate Beach Tunnels Beach

Local beach intelligence

AreaSouth Shore

DifficultyEasy

Best timeMorning

ExposureSouth shore; avoid strong south swell

ShoreSandy beach with protected cove

Sunrise

05:57

Sunset

19:25

Water

26.0°C

Max air

27.6°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

56% 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

  • Mon 21:00 — Poor (0.30) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Sun 18:00 — Poor (0.30) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Tue 22:00 — Poor (0.29) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (69 hours)
  • Wind (69 hours)
  • Tide/current (69 hours)

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Mon 12:00

Mon 01:00, Mon 12:00, Tue 02:00, 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 Lydgate Beach Poor · Tue 16:00 2.9/10 Tunnels Beach Poor · Sun 21:00 2.9/10

Nearby alternatives in USA

Ahihi Kinau

✅ Good

Anaehoomalu Bay

❌ Poor

Anini Beach

❌ Poor

Bahia Honda

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.29 around Sun 08:00; 0 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 1.58m to 1.78m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 16.3 to 25.6m/s).

Tides range from 0.25m to 0.95m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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 14:00 1.78 · high 19.20 · high 26.00 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.76 · high 18.10 · high 26.00 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.74 · high 16.40 · high 26.00 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.72 · high 16.30 · high 26.00 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.70 · high 17.50 · high 26.00 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.70 · high 18.80 · high 26.00 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.68 · high 19.90 · high 26.10 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.68 · high 20.70 · high 26.10 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.68 · high 21.40 · high 26.20 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.68 · high 22.50 · high 26.20 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.68 · high 22.90 · high 26.20 · good poor
Mon 01:00 1.68 · high 23.50 · high 26.20 · good poor
Mon 02:00 1.70 · high 25.60 · high 26.20 · good poor
Mon 03:00 1.70 · high 24.90 · high 26.20 · good poor
Mon 04:00 1.68 · high 24.70 · high 26.20 · good poor
Mon 05:00 1.68 · high 23.10 · high 26.20 · good poor
Mon 06:00 1.66 · high 20.90 · high 26.20 · good poor
Mon 07:00 1.66 · high 19.40 · high 26.20 · good poor
Mon 08:00 1.64 · high 20.80 · high 26.20 · good poor
Mon 09:00 1.64 · high 19.60 · high 26.20 · good poor
Mon 10:00 1.62 · high 17.90 · high 26.20 · good poor
Mon 11:00 1.60 · high 17.90 · high 26.10 · good poor
Mon 12:00 1.58 · high 18.90 · high 26.10 · good poor
Mon 13:00 1.58 · high 19.00 · high 26.10 · good poor
Mon 14:00 1.56 · high 18.90 · high 26.10 · good poor
Mon 15:00 1.56 · high 19.60 · high 26.10 · good poor
Mon 16:00 1.56 · high 18.60 · high 26.10 · good poor
Mon 17:00 1.56 · high 19.70 · high 26.10 · good poor
Mon 18:00 1.56 · high 20.10 · high 26.10 · good poor
Mon 19:00 1.56 · high 18.80 · high 26.10 · good poor
Mon 20:00 1.58 · high 22.00 · high 26.10 · good poor
Mon 21:00 1.58 · high 20.60 · high 26.20 · good poor
Mon 22:00 1.60 · high 20.50 · high 26.20 · good poor
Mon 23:00 1.60 · high 21.50 · high 26.30 · good poor
Tue 00:00 1.62 · high 22.70 · high 26.30 · good poor
Tue 01:00 1.64 · high 22.90 · high 26.30 · good poor
Tue 02:00 1.64 · high 21.10 · high 26.30 · good poor
Tue 03:00 1.66 · high 19.30 · high 26.30 · good poor
Tue 04:00 1.66 · high 21.20 · high 26.30 · good poor
Tue 05:00 1.66 · high 20.90 · high 26.20 · good poor
Tue 06:00 1.66 · high 21.60 · high 26.20 · good poor
Tue 07:00 1.68 · high 22.10 · high 26.20 · good poor
Tue 08:00 1.68 · high 21.40 · high 26.20 · good poor
Tue 09:00 1.70 · high 20.10 · high 26.20 · good poor
Tue 10:00 1.72 · high 21.60 · high 26.10 · good poor
Tue 11:00 1.76 · high 20.60 · high 26.10 · good poor
Tue 12:00 1.78 · high 20.70 · high 26.10 · good poor
Tue 13:00 1.76 · high 21.40 · high 26.10 · good poor
Tue 14:00 1.76 · high 22.60 · high 26.00 · good poor
Tue 15:00 1.74 · high 22.90 · high 26.00 · good poor
Tue 16:00 1.74 · high 22.70 · high 26.00 · good poor
Tue 17:00 1.74 · high 23.20 · high 26.00 · good poor
Tue 18:00 1.74 · high 24.40 · high 26.00 · good poor
Tue 19:00 1.72 · high 24.90 · high 26.00 · good poor
Tue 20:00 1.72 · high 25.80 · high 26.00 · good poor
Tue 21:00 1.70 · high 25.90 · high 26.00 · good poor
Tue 22:00 1.68 · high 26.90 · high 26.10 · good poor
Tue 23:00 1.66 · high 27.30 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 00:00 1.64 · high 27.60 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 01:00 1.62 · high 27.90 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 02:00 1.58 · high 26.90 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 03:00 1.56 · high 26.30 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 04:00 1.52 · high 24.90 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 05:00 1.50 · high 21.40 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 06:00 1.46 · high 20.00 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 07:00 1.46 · high 19.50 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 08:00 1.46 · high 19.90 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 09:00 1.46 · high 18.90 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 10:00 1.48 · high 19.50 · high 26.10 · good poor