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Cod Hole scuba diving weather

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Now · 01:00Excellent

93out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves
0.8 m
Wind
12 kn from E
gusts 17
Water
28 °C
same down to ~22 m
Suit
3 mm
to ~22 m

Tide Low ~04:00 · High ~15:10 · Smaller tides · approximate

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellTideLimited by
930.8 m12 (17 kn) ↓0.1 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓–wind
950.7 m11 (16 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓–wind
940.7 m12 (15 kn) ↓0.1 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓–wind
950.7 m12 (15 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓Low ~04:00wind
970.7 m11 (15 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓↑ risingwind
980.7 m10 (15 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓↑ risingwind
990.7 m10 (13 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓↑ risingwind
1000.7 m9 (13 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓↑ rising–
1000.7 m8 (12 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓↑ rising–
1000.6 m7 (10 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓↑ rising–
1000.6 m6 (10 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓↑ rising–
1000.6 m6 (9 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓↑ rising–
1000.6 m6 (9 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓↑ rising–
1000.6 m6 (9 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓↑ rising–
1000.6 m7 (10 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓High ~15:10–
1000.6 m8 (11 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.5 m · 5 s ↓↓ falling–
980.6 m10 (14 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.5 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwind
1000.6 m9 (14 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.5 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwind
970.6 m11 (14 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.5 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwind
960.6 m11 (15 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.5 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwind
960.6 m11 (15 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.5 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwind

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

28 °C down to about 22 m. The model's water ends there; nothing is known below.

Suit: 3 mm wetsuit down to ~22 m.

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

Temperature profile and next daysEstimated water temperature from the surface down to 60 metres today. Surface 28.0 °C, warm layer to about 22 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m26°28°0.5 m: 28.0 °C1.5 m: 28.0 °C2.6 m: 28.0 °C3.8 m: 27.9 °C5.1 m: 27.9 °C6.4 m: 27.9 °C7.9 m: 27.9 °C9.6 m: 27.9 °C11.4 m: 27.9 °C13.5 m: 27.9 °C15.8 m: 27.9 °C18.5 m: 27.9 °C21.6 m: 27.9 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sun 15 Nov28.0 °C~22 m
Mon 16 Nov28.1 °C~22 m
Tue 17 Nov28.0 °C~22 m
Wed 18 Nov28.0 °C~22 m
Thu 19 Nov28.1 °C~22 m
Fri 20 Nov28.3 °C~22 m
Sat 21 Nov28.4 °C~22 m
Sun 22 Nov28.6 °C~22 m
Mon 23 Nov28.7 °C~22 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 2.4 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Cod Hole

Cod Hole is open to the sea from the all directions, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions.

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

The water is 28 °C at the surface and stays warm past 22 m, so a 3 mm wetsuit suits most dives.

Shelter

Open water in each direction from the site. Longer petals mean more open sea, so more exposure to wind waves and swell from that direction.N: open sea (over 200 km)NNE: open sea (over 200 km)NE: open sea (over 200 km)ENE: open sea (over 200 km)E: open sea (over 200 km)ESE: open sea (over 200 km)SE: open sea (over 200 km)SSE: open sea (over 200 km)S: open sea (over 200 km)SSW: 107.0 km of open waterSW: 48.0 km of open waterWSW: 51.0 km of open waterW: 20.6 km of open waterWNW: 130.4 km of open waterNW: open sea (over 200 km)NNW: open sea (over 200 km)NESW

Open to all directions. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

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

Location

Open Cod Hole on the map-14.6637, 145.6635

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sun 15 Nov, 01:30 · 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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