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Le Hellcat scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Le Lavandou, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · Show on map

Now · 16:00No-go

18out of 100

Limited by gusts. Steady until sunset.

Waves
1.5 m
Wind
23 kn from E
gusts 32
Water
19 °C
same down to ~56 m
Suit
7 mm
whole dive

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellLimited by
181.5 m23 (32 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.5 m · 5 s ↓gusts
01.5 m17 (22 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.4 m · 5 s ↓rain
241.6 m20 (30 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.4 m · 5 s ↓waves
251.6 m17 (30 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.3 m · 6 s ↓waves
231.7 m16 (31 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.3 m · 6 s ↓waves
221.7 m14 (31 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.3 m · 6 s ↓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.

Water at depth

19 °C down to about 56 m. No thermocline above that.

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

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 19.2 °C, warm layer to about 56 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m18°20°1.0 m: 19.2 °C3.2 m: 19.2 °C5.5 m: 19.2 °C7.9 m: 19.2 °C10.5 m: 19.2 °C13.3 m: 19.2 °C16.3 m: 19.2 °C19.4 m: 19.2 °C22.7 m: 19.2 °C26.2 m: 19.2 °C29.9 m: 19.2 °C33.8 m: 19.2 °C37.9 m: 19.2 °C42.1 m: 19.2 °C46.7 m: 19.2 °C51.4 m: 19.2 °C56.3 m: 19.1 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov19.2 °C~56 m
Sun 15 Nov19.2 °C~56 m
Mon 16 Nov19.1 °C~56 m
Tue 17 Nov19.0 °C~56 m
Wed 18 Nov18.9 °C~54 m
Thu 19 Nov18.7 °C~41 m
Fri 20 Nov18.6 °C~33 m
Sat 21 Nov18.3 °C~35 m
Sun 22 Nov18.4 °C~44 m

~4 km model grid; nearest model water 1.5 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Le Hellcat

Le Hellcat is open to the sea from the E–SSE, SW, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the W–ENE.

Over the next 7 days it's good or better on Sun, Mon, Tue and Wed and a no-go on Sat (gusts). Thu and Fri are only a trend so far.

When it's rough here, try La Pointe de la Galère (15 km, sheltered from the E–SSE, SW).

The water is 19 °C at the surface and stays warm past 56 m, so a 7 mm or semi-dry 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: 1.3 km of open waterNNE: 1.7 km of open waterNE: 1.7 km of open waterENE: 2.5 km of open waterE: open sea (over 200 km)ESE: 193.0 km of open waterSE: open sea (over 200 km)SSE: open sea (over 200 km)S: 13.1 km of open waterSSW: 16.5 km of open waterSW: open sea (over 200 km)WSW: 8.7 km of open waterW: 1.3 km of open waterWNW: 1.0 km of open waterNW: 1.2 km of open waterNNW: 1.3 km of open waterNESW

Open to E–SSE, SW. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from W–ENE: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Le Hellcat on the map43.1449, 6.4568

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 16:30 · weather run 06Z 14 Nov · waves run 00Z 14 Nov

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

Water temperature in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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