Maui Snorkel Conditions Report By Boss Frog's™
Wednesday August 28th, 2024
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- Overall Conditions: Calm winds, small surf. Watch for light surge along the rocks. Overcast, but the water looks nice.
- Webcams: Napili Sunset, Napili Kai
- Surf: 1-2ft
- Weather: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Notes: Conditions amongst the bays can vary significantly.
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8Honolua Bay
Honolua Map- Overall Conditions: Breezy winds, small surf. Runoff from rain in the valley is likely to make conditions poorer. It’s worth a look, but Kapalua and Napili bays may be a better bet today.
- Surf: 1-2ft.
- Weather: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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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5Ka'anapali Beach
Sheraton Black Rock, Airport-Kahekili Beach- Overall Conditions: Calm winds, small surf. Watch for light surge along the rocks. Looks nice out there.
- Webcam: . Sheraton. Whaler Condos
- Surf: 2-3 ft.
- Weather: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- 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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8Olowalu Mile Marker 14
Black Rock, Kahekili-Airport Beach- Overall Conditions: Light winds and small surf. Water may still be cloudy from south swell that peaked yesterday.
- Weather: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Scattered showers. Waves 1 ft or less.
- 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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3Southside Beaches
Ulua, Mokapu, Kam 1-3, Charlie Young, Keawakapu, Polo, Po'olenalena, Maluaka, Makena, Ahihi-Kinau, La Perouse- Overall Conditions: Moderate surf and onshore winds later in the day. West Maui will have the best conditions today.
- Webcams: Wailea Marriott, Sugar Beach, Kalama Park, Rentals Maui
- Surf: 2-3 ft.
- Weather: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Notes: Winds may fill in later, always best to get out early.
