Conditions clear — no active alerts
Finding the pulse of the reef...
This week
snorkel & freedive readBest day this week: tomorrow, 8 AM–4 PM.
Next 12 hours
Clear now, partly cloudy moving in around 1 PM.
Conditions
Visibility, water, current, and wind. The in-water read.
Visibility
Murky
Onshore E chop
Water
82°
skins / none
Current
0.5 kt
gentle drift
Surge
5.25s
high surge
Wind
9 mph
onshore E
Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.
The spot
The things that stay true when the weather changes.
No. Molokini Crater, HI is reached by boat, so it is not a shore snorkel.
Molokini Crater, HI runs roughly 10 to 100 feet deep in the area people use.
Morning is the calmer window, before the wind builds. Boats moor rather than anchor.
Checked 2026-07-18. Sources: Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources, Hawaii DLNR regulated areas, Dive Maui.
Tides & Sky
When the water moves, and how bright the night.
Best in-water window
2:59 PM – 4:59 PM
High slack · Good light · Least current
Slack tide means least current and the clearest water — best around the turn, in good light.
High
3:59 PM
1.949ft
Low
8:49 AM
-0.032ft
Full Moon
100%
Daylight: 12h 37m · UV 9 Very high
Life
The reef keeps its own calendar.
Black-crowned Night Heron · Black-crowned Night Heron · Pacific Golden-Plover
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: murky viz, warm 82 F water, 3-4 ft waves, 9 mph onshore wind.
Best window: 2:59 PM–4:59 PM · High slack · Good light · Least current