Whytecliff Park scuba diving weather

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Now · 08:00Excellent

93out of 100

Excellent conditions. Best 09:00–13:00. From 11:00 offshore wind picks up and it turns good. From 14:00 gusts pick up and it turns fair.

Waves: 0.2 m
Wind: 12 kn from E; gusts 19 · offshore
Water: 11 °C; same down to ~47 m
Suit: 7 mm + hood; whole dive

Tide Low ~09:56 · High ~15:48 · Bigger tides · approximate

Hour by hour today

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Score	Waves	Wind (gusts)	Current	Swell	Tide	Water	Air	Rain	Limited by
93	0.2 m	12 (19 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.1 m · 3 s ↓	↓ falling	10.6 °C	10 °C	–	offshore wind (drift)
82	0.2 m	14 (21 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.1 m · 3 s ↓	Low ~09:56	10.6 °C	10 °C	–	offshore wind (drift)
83	0.2 m	14 (21 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.1 m · 3 s ↓	↑ rising	10.6 °C	10 °C	0.4 mm	offshore wind (drift)
75	0.1 m	14 (23 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.1 m · 3 s ↓	↑ rising	10.6 °C	10 °C	–	offshore wind (drift)
78	0.2 m	14 (22 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.1 m · 3 s ↓	↑ rising	10.6 °C	11 °C	–	offshore wind (drift)
60	0.2 m	16 (26 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.1 m · 3 s ↓	↑ rising	10.6 °C	11 °C	–	gusts
58	0.2 m	16 (26 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.1 m · 3 s ↓	↑ rising	10.6 °C	11 °C	–	gusts
56	0.2 m	16 (27 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.1 m · 3 s ↓	High ~15:48	10.6 °C	11 °C	–	gusts
48	0.3 m	17 (29 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.1 m · 3 s ↓	↓ falling	10.6 °C	11 °C	–	gusts
43	0.3 m	18 (29 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.2 m · 4 s ↓	↓ falling	10.6 °C	11 °C	0.4 mm	gusts
13	0.3 m	21 (34 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.2 m · 4 s ↓	↓ falling	10.6 °C	11 °C	–	gusts
0	0.3 m	25 (40 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.2 m · 4 s ↓	↓ falling	10.6 °C	11 °C	–	gusts
0	0.2 m	25 (40 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.2 m · 4 s ↓	↓ falling	10.6 °C	11 °C	–	gusts
0	0.2 m	24 (39 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.2 m · 4 s ↓	↓ falling	10.6 °C	12 °C	0.4 mm	gusts

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

11 °C down to about 47 m. No thermocline above that.

Suit: 7 mm with hood, or drysuit for the whole dive.

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

Temperature profile and next days

Day	Surface	Warm to
Sat 14 Nov	10.6 °C	~47 m
Sun 15 Nov	10.6 °C	~47 m
Mon 16 Nov	10.5 °C	~47 m
Tue 17 Nov	10.4 °C	~47 m
Wed 18 Nov	10.3 °C	~47 m
Thu 19 Nov	10.2 °C	~47 m
Fri 20 Nov	10.1 °C	~47 m
Sat 21 Nov	10.0 °C	~47 m
Sun 22 Nov	9.9 °C	~47 m
Mon 23 Nov	9.9 °C	~47 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 3.8 km away, so channels and bays may differ. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Whytecliff Park

Whytecliff Park is open to the sea from the S–SW, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the NNE–SSE, W–NW.

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

The water is 11 °C at the surface and stays warm past 47 m, so a 7 mm with hood, or drysuit suits most dives.

Shelter

Open to S–SW. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from NNE–SSE, W–NW: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Whytecliff Park on the map49.3717, -123.2916

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 08:30 · 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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