Pinnacle scuba diving weather

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Now · 02:00Excellent

92out of 100

Good conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves: 0.9 m
Wind: 7 kn from S; gusts 15
Water: 21 °C; warm to ~34 m
Suit: 7 mm; whole dive

Tide Low ~05:52 · High ~12:40 · approximate

Hour by hour today

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Score	Waves	Wind (gusts)	Current	Swell	Tide	Water	Air	Rain	Limited by
92	0.9 m	7 (15 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.4 m · 6 s ↓	–	20.8 °C	20 °C	–	waves
86	1.1 m	7 (15 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.4 m · 8 s ↓	–	20.8 °C	19 °C	0.6 mm	waves
80	1.2 m	8 (16 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.4 m · 9 s ↓	–	20.7 °C	19 °C	1.1 mm	waves
78	1.2 m	8 (16 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.4 m · 9 s ↓	Low ~05:52	20.7 °C	18 °C	–	waves
73	1.3 m	8 (17 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.5 m · 8 s ↓	↑ rising	20.7 °C	18 °C	–	waves
73	1.3 m	8 (18 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.5 m · 7 s ↓	↑ rising	20.6 °C	19 °C	–	waves
71	1.2 m	9 (21 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.6 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	20.6 °C	20 °C	–	waves
72	1.2 m	9 (22 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.7 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	20.6 °C	20 °C	–	waves
74	1.2 m	8 (21 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.8 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	20.6 °C	20 °C	–	waves
73	1.2 m	8 (20 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.9 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	20.6 °C	21 °C	–	waves
76	1.2 m	8 (20 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.9 m · 5 s ↓	High ~12:40	20.6 °C	21 °C	–	waves
76	1.2 m	8 (21 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.8 m · 5 s ↓	↓ falling	20.7 °C	21 °C	–	waves
76	1.2 m	8 (21 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.7 m · 6 s ↓	↓ falling	20.7 °C	21 °C	0.1 mm	waves
72	1.2 m	9 (23 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.7 m · 6 s ↓	↓ falling	20.7 °C	21 °C	0.1 mm	waves
69	1.2 m	9 (23 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.8 m · 6 s ↓	↓ falling	20.7 °C	21 °C	0.1 mm	waves
68	1.2 m	9 (23 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.8 m · 6 s ↓	↓ falling	20.7 °C	20 °C	0.3 mm	waves
69	1.2 m	8 (21 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.9 m · 6 s ↓	↓ falling	20.7 °C	20 °C	0.2 mm	waves
70	1.2 m	8 (20 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.9 m · 6 s ↓	Low ~19:45	20.7 °C	20 °C	0.1 mm	waves
69	1.1 m	7 (20 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	1.0 m · 6 s ↓	↑ rising	20.7 °C	19 °C	0.2 mm	waves
67	1.2 m	7 (16 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	1.0 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	20.7 °C	19 °C	0.1 mm	waves

Waves and swell are adjusted for this site's shelter from the coastline. Arrows point where the wind and swell go. Night hours are shaded. Tide times come from an ocean model: usually within about half an hour, more in complex waters. Check official tide tables.

Water at depth

21 °C at the surface, warm to about 34 m.

Suit: 7 mm or semi-dry for the whole dive.

Model estimate (Copernicus Marine), updated Sat 14 Nov. High confidence.

Temperature profile and next days

Day	Surface	Warm to
Sun 15 Nov	20.7 °C	~34 m
Mon 16 Nov	20.6 °C	~39 m
Tue 17 Nov	20.7 °C	~40 m
Wed 18 Nov	20.9 °C	~33 m
Thu 19 Nov	20.7 °C	~31 m
Fri 20 Nov	20.6 °C	~30 m
Sat 21 Nov	21.4 °C	~5 m
Sun 22 Nov	21.3 °C	~10 m
Mon 23 Nov	21.1 °C	~17 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 5.7 km away, so channels and bays may differ. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Pinnacle

Pinnacle is open to the sea from the NNE–SSW, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the SW–NNW.

Over the next 7 days it's good or better on Sun, Tue and Wed. Thu, Fri and Sat are only a trend so far.

When it's rough here, try Bare Island (4.8 km, sheltered from the NNE–SE, SSW).

The water is 21 °C at the surface and warm to about 34 m, so a 7 mm or semi-dry suits most dives.

Shelter

Open to NNE–SSW. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from SW–NNW: land blocks the waves.

Computed from the OpenStreetMap coastline. Wind itself is not reduced by shelter.

Location

Open Pinnacle on the map-33.9610, 151.2686

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sun 15 Nov, 02:30 · weather run 06Z 14 Nov · waves run 00Z 14 Nov

Waves are adjusted for this site's shelter from the coastline.

Tides come from a coarse ocean model. The range, and whether tides are bigger or smaller this week, are about right. Times are usually within about half an hour, but complex tides (the Solent, Portland, narrow straits) are poor. Slack water isn't in the score yet: plan with official tide tables and local advice.

Water temperature in New South Wales

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