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Molokini Crater

Maui, Hawaii, United States · 8–30m · beginner · semi

Crescent volcanic crater with 40m+ visibility inside the protected bowl.

Conditions today

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poor

Poor — 1.9m effective waves in the morning window.

Limiting factor: waves

Wave height
2.4–3m
Wave period
8.2–8.9s
Wind chop
0.4–1m
Sea temp
27.8–28.1°C

Ranges span today's hours. Wave height here is the raw sea state — the rating scales it for how exposed the site is. Semi-exposed — partial protection, so swell is scored at three-quarters of its open-water height.

Next few days

  • TodayPoor — 1.9m effective waves in the morning window.poor
  • SundayPoor — 2.1m effective waves made worse by local wind chop.poor
  • MondayPoor — 1.6m effective waves in the morning window.poor

Each day is scored over its morning dive window, the same as today's rating.

Dive briefing

AI-generated

Conditions are poor today, with waves the limiting factor. The rating reflects 1.9m effective waves in the morning window. You're looking at raw sea state of 2.4–3m with a 8.2–8.9 second period, and wind waves of 0.4–1m. Water temperature sits at 27.8–28.1°C. The site itself offers depths from 8 to 30 metres and requires beginner certification.

Marine life here is prolific. Divers commonly log green sea turtles and humpback whales alongside reef fish including yellow tangs, black triggerfish, wedgetail triggerfish, Hawaiian convict surgeonfish, saddle wrasse, and Pacific orange-spine unicornfish. The crescent crater's protected bowl normally offers exceptional visibility, though today's conditions will dictate what you actually see in the water.

Written by Claude (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) from the rating, forecast, and sightings on this page — it has no other source and cannot look anything up. Treat it as a summary, not as local knowledge.

Commonly seen here

Most-recorded species near this site, ranked by research-grade iNaturalist sightings from divers, snorkelers, and naturalists.

Species come from iNaturalist — research-grade sightings logged by divers, snorkelers, and naturalists nearby. The ranking reflects what people photograph most, not guaranteed abundance. Ask a local operator what's actually being seen. Species names link to iNaturalist for range maps, seasonality and more photos. Photos by iNaturalist contributors under Creative Commons licences — individual credit on hover.