# Cod Hole: scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Ribbon Reefs, Queensland · -14.6637, 145.6635

Updated Sun 15 Nov, 01:30 (Australia/Brisbane). Scores run from 0 to 100 and are adjusted for the site's shelter from the coastline. Times are local.

## Now

- Diving: Excellent (93/100)
- Waves: 0.8 m
- Wind: 12 kn from E, gusts 17 kn
- Water: 28 °C at the surface
- Suit: 3 mm wetsuit

## Next days

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

| Day | Best | Window | Limited by | Waves | Wind | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Sun 15 | Excellent 100 | 06:00–19:00 | – | up to 0.7 m | up to 10 kn | 28 °C |
| Mon 16 | Excellent 100 | 06:00–19:00 | – | up to 0.5 m | up to 10 kn | 28 °C |
| Tue 17 | Excellent 100 | 06:00–19:00 | – | up to 0.5 m | up to 11 kn | 28 °C |
| Wed 18 | Excellent 95 | 06:00–19:00 | – | up to 0.8 m | up to 15 kn | 28 °C |
| Thu 19 | Good 74 (trend) | 10:00–19:00 | – | up to 1.0 m | up to 19 kn | 28 °C |
| Fri 20 | Good 60 (trend) | 17:00–19:00 | – | up to 1.2 m | up to 15 kn | 28 °C |
| Sat 21 | Good 62 (trend) | 06:00–19:00 | – | up to 1.2 m | up to 17 kn | 28 °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/queensland/ribbon-reefs/cod-hole-ribbon-reefs.

## 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 ~15:10 · Low ~04:00 (smaller tides, range 0.9 m)
- Mon 16: High ~16:00 · Low ~07:00, ~23:50 (smaller tides, range 1.0 m)
- Tue 17: High ~05:00, ~16:27 · Low ~09:10, ~23:48 (range 1.2 m)
- Wed 18: High ~05:25, ~16:50 · Low ~10:18, ~23:54 (range 1.3 m)
- Thu 19: High ~05:48, ~17:12 · Low ~11:00 (smaller tides, range 1.0 m)
- Fri 20: High ~06:13, ~17:38 · Low ~00:03, ~11:41 (bigger tides, range 1.5 m)
- Sat 21: High ~06:38, ~18:06 · Low ~00:18, ~12:22 (bigger tides, range 1.6 m)

## 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 stays warm past 22 m.

## Links

- [Forecast page with hourly detail](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/ribbon-reefs/cod-hole-ribbon-reefs)
- [Water temperature in Queensland](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/australia/queensland)
- [Cod Hole on the map](https://scubaforecast.com/map#site=cod-hole-ribbon-reefs)

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