Conditions clear — no active alerts
Finding the pulse of the reef...
This week
snorkel & freedive readBest day this week: Wednesday, 12–5 PM.
Next 12 hours
Clear now, partly cloudy moving in around 3 AM.
Conditions
Visibility, water, current, and wind. The in-water read.
Visibility
Clear
Calm wind
Water
82°
skins / none
Current
0.2 kt
slack
Surge
12.15s
low surge
Wind
6 mph
cross ENE
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.
Calmest water was
2:44 PM – 4:44 PM
High slack · Good light · Least current
That window has passed — the water settles again at the next slack tide.
High
5:22 AM
1.819ft
Low
9:56 PM
-0.064ft
Waxing Crescent
8%
Daylight: 11h 44m · UV 8 High
Life
The reef keeps its own calendar.
Great Frigatebird · Black-crowned Night Heron · Ruddy Turnstone · Pacific Golden-Plover · Ruddy Turnstone +1 more
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
Now. The water is alive and waiting.
Snorkel: clear viz, warm 82 F water, 3-4 ft waves, 6 mph cross wind.
Best window was: 2:44 PM–4:44 PM · High slack · Good light · Least current