Maui Snorkel Conditions Report By Boss Frog's™
Saturday August 24th, 2024
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- Overall Conditions: The tropical storm passing south of the Big Island is bringing rain and wind but the surf is small. Napili Bay still looking pretty calm this morning. Stay close to shore and watch for surge along the rocks. Don’t mind the rain you’ll be wet in the water anyway.
- Webcams: Napili Sunset, Napili Kai
- Surf: 1-2ft
- Weather:
Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with an east northeast wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.Notes: Conditions amongst the bays can vary significantly.
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7Honolua Bay
Honolua Map- Overall Conditions: Similar to the upper Bays with strong winds and some rain due to the tropical storm. Inside the bay should be calm as the surf is small. Snorkeling should be pretty decent once you get in the water.
- Surf: 1-2ft.
- Weather: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with an east northeast wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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Notes: Rocky shoreline sheltered bay. Use the Honolua Lookout before the bay to check conditions. The water should be blue and you should be able to see the reef. If the water looks “milky” or green the snorkeling will not be good. If there are surfers on the north side of the bay the snorkeling conditions are probably poor or even dangerous. If it has been raining the river empties brown, muddy water into the bay and you should definitely stay out of the water.
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7Ka'anapali Beach
Sheraton Black Rock, Airport-Kahekili Beach- Overall Conditions: Strong winds. Moderate surf. Lots of water movement. Watch for surge along the rocks and stay close to shore.
- Webcam: . Sheraton.
- Surf: 2-3 ft.
- Weather:
ENE wind 13 to 18 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. Scattered showers after noon.
- Notes: Don’t snorkel directly under Black Rock, you don’t want to get jumped on. Turtles as usual. Don’t forget they are protected so give them space but enjoy. If you venture around Black Rock stay close to shore. Watch for surge along the rocks.
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5Olowalu Mile Marker 14
Black Rock, Kahekili-Airport Beach- Overall Conditions: Small surf and watch for strong winds. This may be a nice spot this morning, however its a bit hard to predict with these storm conditions.
- Weather: ENE wind 11 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Scattered showers after noon. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Waves 5 to 6 ft.
- Notes: Give the turtles some space and don’t get your car stuck in the sand. There is a sand channel that goes through the reef across the highway from the Mile Marker 14 post that is the easiest place to swim out.
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6Southside Beaches
Ulua, Mokapu, Kam 1-3, Charlie Young, Keawakapu, Polo, Po'olenalena, Maluaka, Makena, Ahihi-Kinau, La Perouse- Overall Conditions: Moderate surf. Slightly breezy. Looking pretty nice this morning considering the rainy conditions in Upper West Maui this morning. Get out there early and watch for beach breaks and surge along the rocks.
- Webcams: Wailea Marriott, Sugar Beach, Kalama Park, Rentals Maui
- Surf: 2-3 ft.
- Weather: Isolated showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Windy, with a north northeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Notes: Winds may fill in later, always best to get out early.
