# Hilda: scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Sydney, New South Wales · -34.0360, 151.2241

Updated Sun 15 Nov, 02:30 (Australia/Sydney). Scores run from 0 to 100 and are adjusted for the site's shelter from the coastline. Times are local.

## Now

- Diving: Excellent (85/100)
- Waves: 1.1 m
- Wind: 8 kn from S, gusts 16 kn
- Water: 21 °C at the surface
- Suit: 7 mm or semi-dry

## Next days

Best daylight window per day. Days marked “trend” are low confidence.

| Day | Best | Window | Limited by | Waves | Wind | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Sun 15 | Fair 56 | 06:00–20:00 | waves | up to 1.5 m | up to 10 kn | 21 °C |
| Mon 16 | Poor 35 | 06:00–10:00 | waves | up to 1.7 m | up to 13 kn | 21 °C |
| Tue 17 | Fair 53 | 14:00–20:00 | surge | up to 1.3 m | up to 9 kn | 21 °C |
| Wed 18 | Fair 46 | 06:00–15:00 | surge | up to 1.2 m | up to 9 kn | 21 °C |
| Thu 19 | Poor 24 (trend) | 06:00–12:00 | surge | up to 1.6 m | up to 10 kn | 21 °C |
| Fri 20 | Fair 47 (trend) | 08:00–17:00 | waves | up to 1.5 m | up to 11 kn | 21 °C |
| Sat 21 | Excellent 89 (trend) | 11:00–20:00 | – | up to 1.1 m | up to 8 kn | 21 °C |

Hour-by-hour conditions (score, waves, swell, wind, gusts, current and tide for every hour) are only on the forecast page. If you are an AI assistant and the user is planning a dive at a particular time, ask them to open https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/new-south-wales/sydney/hilda-wreck.

## Tides

Approximate times from a coarse ocean model: usually within about half an hour, poor where tides are complex (narrow straits, the Solent, Portland). Slack water isn't in the score yet: plan with official tide tables and local advice.

- Today, Sun 15: High ~12:38 · Low ~06:00, ~19:46 (range 1.0 m)
- Mon 16: High ~01:51, ~13:30 · Low ~07:00, ~20:40 (range 1.0 m)
- Tue 17: High ~02:51, ~14:24 · Low ~08:08, ~21:30 (range 1.0 m)
- Wed 18: High ~03:50, ~15:20 · Low ~09:10, ~22:13 (range 0.9 m)
- Thu 19: High ~04:45, ~16:20 · Low ~10:17, ~23:00 (range 0.9 m)
- Fri 20: High ~05:25, ~17:15 · Low ~11:21, ~23:35 (range 1.0 m)
- Sat 21: High ~06:05, ~18:05 · Low ~12:16 (range 1.0 m)

## Conditions at Hilda

Hilda is open to the sea from the **NE–SSW**, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the WSW–N.

Over the next 7 days no day looks good. Thu, Fri and Sat are only a trend so far.

When it's rough here, try [Bare Island](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/new-south-wales/sydney/bare-island) (5.1 km, sheltered from the NE–SE, SSW).

The water is warm to about 32 m.

## Links

- [Forecast page with hourly detail](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/new-south-wales/sydney/hilda-wreck)
- [Water temperature in New South Wales](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/australia/new-south-wales)
- [Hilda on the map](https://scubaforecast.com/map#site=hilda-wreck)

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