Tuesday
❌ poor conditions
Main blocker: Waves
Poipu Beach Snorkel Report Today
USA · Updated Sun 11:45 (HST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data
The skinny
Marginal Report Tue 12:55Poipu Beach looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Tue 13:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.
Score: 2.0/10
Best time: Tue 13:00
Main risk: Waves
No useful morning window is showing yet.
Best afternoon signal: Tue 13:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 27.3 m/s.
Best nearby spots
Tunnels Beach
2.0/10
Poor · Tue 23:00
Lydgate Beach
1.8/10
Poor · Tue 23:00
Anini Beach
1.8/10
Poor · Tue 23:00
Weakest nearby now
Local beach intelligence
AreaSouth Shore
DifficultyEasy
Best timeMorning
ExposureSouth shore; avoid strong south swell
ShoreSandy beach with protected cove
Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
19:25
Water
26.1°C
Max air
27.9°C
Sky
Partly cloudy
70% cloud
No safe window in the next 72 hours
Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.
3-day planner
Wednesday
❌ poor conditions
Main blocker: Waves
Best available hours
- Tue 23:00 — Poor (0.20) · still limited by waves, wind
Why this verdict
Main blockers across the next 72 hours:
- Waves (12 hours)
- Wind (12 hours)
- Tide/current (12 hours)
Upcoming high tides
Wed 02:00
Nearby snorkel spot map
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Advanced forecast data
Viewing historical data
Thu 22:00 – Sun 22:00 (HST)
Snorkel Score (selected 24h)
Best snorkel score is 0.29 around Sun 08:00; 0 of 11 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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0/11 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 1.68m to 1.8m).
Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/11 sampled hours (range 16.3 to 20.8m/s).
Tides range from 0.25m to 0.55m; 0 of 11 hours are in or near peak slack windows.
72-hour historical overview
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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 11:00 | 1.80 · high | 20.80 · high | 26.10 · good | poor |
| Sun 12:00 | 1.80 · high | 20.80 · high | 26.10 · good | poor |
| Sun 13:00 | 1.78 · high | 19.60 · high | 26.10 · good | poor |
| 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 |