The Steps scuba diving weather

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Now · 02:00Excellent

100out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves: 0.6 m
Wind: 7 kn from S; gusts 15 · offshore
Water: 21 °C; warm to ~32 m
Suit: 7 mm; whole dive

Tide Low ~06:00 · High ~12:38 · approximate

Hour by hour today

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Score	Waves	Wind (gusts)	Current	Swell	Tide	Water	Air	Rain	Limited by
100	0.6 m	7 (15 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.2 m · 8 s ↓	–	20.7 °C	20 °C	–	–
100	0.7 m	7 (15 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.2 m · 9 s ↓	–	20.7 °C	19 °C	0.6 mm	–
100	0.6 m	8 (16 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.2 m · 9 s ↓	–	20.6 °C	19 °C	1.1 mm	rain
100	0.7 m	8 (16 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.1 m · 9 s ↓	–	20.6 °C	18 °C	–	–
94	0.8 m	8 (17 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.2 m · 8 s ↓	Low ~06:00	20.5 °C	18 °C	–	waves
90	0.9 m	8 (18 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.2 m · 6 s ↓	↑ rising	20.5 °C	19 °C	–	waves
83	0.9 m	9 (21 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.2 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	20.5 °C	20 °C	–	waves
82	0.9 m	9 (22 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.3 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	20.5 °C	20 °C	–	waves
88	0.8 m	8 (21 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.3 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	20.5 °C	20 °C	–	waves
93	0.8 m	8 (20 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.3 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	20.5 °C	21 °C	–	waves
92	0.8 m	8 (20 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.3 m · 5 s ↓	High ~12:38	20.5 °C	21 °C	–	waves
93	0.8 m	8 (21 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.3 m · 6 s ↓	↓ falling	20.6 °C	21 °C	–	waves
93	0.7 m	8 (21 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.3 m · 6 s ↓	↓ falling	20.6 °C	21 °C	0.1 mm	gusts
89	0.7 m	9 (23 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.3 m · 6 s ↓	↓ falling	20.6 °C	21 °C	0.1 mm	gusts
89	0.7 m	9 (23 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.3 m · 6 s ↓	↓ falling	20.7 °C	21 °C	0.1 mm	gusts
91	0.7 m	9 (23 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.3 m · 6 s ↓	↓ falling	20.7 °C	20 °C	0.3 mm	gusts
94	0.7 m	8 (21 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.3 m · 6 s ↓	↓ falling	20.7 °C	20 °C	0.2 mm	gusts
100	0.6 m	8 (20 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.3 m · 6 s ↓	Low ~19:46	20.7 °C	20 °C	0.1 mm	–
100	0.6 m	7 (20 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.3 m · 6 s ↓	↑ rising	20.6 °C	19 °C	0.2 mm	–
100	0.6 m	7 (16 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.4 m · 6 s ↓	↑ rising	20.6 °C	19 °C	0.1 mm	–

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 32 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	20.6 °C	~32 m
Mon 16 Nov	20.5 °C	~38 m
Tue 17 Nov	20.7 °C	~38 m
Wed 18 Nov	20.8 °C	~30 m
Thu 19 Nov	20.6 °C	~24 m
Fri 20 Nov	20.4 °C	~20 m
Sat 21 Nov	21.2 °C	~4 m
Sun 22 Nov	20.8 °C	~9 m
Mon 23 Nov	20.6 °C	~13 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 0.4 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at The Steps

The Steps is open to the sea from the E–SE, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the SSE–WSW, NNW–ENE.

Over the next 7 days it's good or better every day. Thu, Fri and Sat are only a trend so far.

When it's rough here, try Bare Island (1.4 km, sheltered from the E–SE).

The water is 21 °C at the surface and warm to about 32 m, so a 7 mm or semi-dry suits most dives.

Shelter

Open to E–SE. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from SSE–WSW, NNW–ENE: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open The Steps on the map-34.0023, 151.2247

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.

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