Conditions clear — no active alerts
Finding the pulse of the reef...
This week
snorkel & freedive readBest day this week: tomorrow, all day.
Next 12 hours
Rain now, clear moving in around 6 PM.
Conditions
Visibility, water, current, and wind. The in-water read.
Visibility
Decent
Settled conditions
Water
81°
1–2 mm
Current
0.4 kt
gentle drift
Surge
10.5s
low surge
Wind
12 mph
cross E
Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.
The spot
The things that stay true when the weather changes.
Yes. Honolua Bay, HI is snorkelable directly from shore.
Honolua Bay, HI runs roughly 5 to 25 feet deep in the area people use.
Summer, roughly May to September, when the bay is calm and clear. Guides report visibility near 50 ft on a good day.
A small free dirt lot and legal shoulder near mile marker 32 on Highway 30, full before 9am. Leave nothing in the car.
Checked 2026-07-19. Sources: Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources, Auntie Snorkel, Trilogy Captain's Log.
Tides & Sky
When the water moves, and how bright the night.
Calmest water was
2:41 PM – 4:41 PM
High slack · Good light · Least current
That window has passed — the water settles again at the next slack tide.
High
5:19 AM
2.217ft
Low
9:48 PM
-0.096ft
Waxing Crescent
7%
Daylight: 11h 44m · UV 8 High
Life
The reef keeps its own calendar.
Great Frigatebird · Black-crowned Night Heron · Black-crowned Night Heron · Western Cattle-Egret
Regulations
Take only what the season allows.
We've only loaded detailed seasons & limits for South Florida so far. For Hawaii, check the official source before you fish:
Hawaii saltwater regulationsOfficial source: DLNR DAR· opens the agency site
Not perfect, but the reef is calling.
Snorkel: decent viz, warm 81 F water, 2-3 ft waves, 12 mph cross wind.
Best window was: 2:41 PM–4:41 PM · High slack · Good light · Least current