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Le Chaouen scuba diving weather

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

Now · 16:00No-go

16out of 100

Limited by gusts. Steady until sunset.

Waves
1.3 m
Wind
26 kn from ESE
gusts 33
Water
18 °C
same down to ~56 m
Suit
7 mm
whole dive

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellLimited by
161.3 m26 (33 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.6 m · 6 s ↓gusts
01.5 m27 (35 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.5 m · 6 s ↓gusts
01.7 m32 (42 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.5 m · 6 s ↓gusts
01.9 m27 (37 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.4 m · 6 s ↓gusts
02.0 m31 (40 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.4 m · 6 s ↓gusts
02.1 m30 (40 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.4 m · 6 s ↓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.

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 18.7 °C, warm layer to about 56 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m18°20°1.0 m: 18.7 °C3.2 m: 18.7 °C5.5 m: 18.7 °C7.9 m: 18.7 °C10.5 m: 18.7 °C13.3 m: 18.7 °C16.3 m: 18.7 °C19.4 m: 18.7 °C22.7 m: 18.7 °C26.2 m: 18.7 °C29.9 m: 18.7 °C33.8 m: 18.7 °C37.9 m: 18.7 °C42.1 m: 18.7 °C46.7 m: 18.7 °C51.4 m: 18.7 °C56.3 m: 18.7 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov18.7 °C~56 m
Sun 15 Nov18.6 °C~56 m
Mon 16 Nov18.6 °C~56 m
Tue 17 Nov18.5 °C~56 m
Wed 18 Nov18.5 °C~56 m
Thu 19 Nov18.5 °C~56 m
Fri 20 Nov18.3 °C~56 m
Sat 21 Nov18.2 °C~56 m
Sun 22 Nov18.1 °C~56 m

~4 km model grid; nearest model water 0.5 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Le Chaouen

Le Chaouen is open to the sea from the ESE–NW, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions.

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

The water is 18 °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: 14.5 km of open waterNNE: 18.6 km of open waterNE: 14.3 km of open waterENE: 11.9 km of open waterE: 10.9 km of open waterESE: open sea (over 200 km)SE: open sea (over 200 km)SSE: open sea (over 200 km)S: open sea (over 200 km)SSW: open sea (over 200 km)SW: open sea (over 200 km)WSW: 191.0 km of open waterW: 163.3 km of open waterWNW: 44.4 km of open waterNW: 20.1 km of open waterNNW: 15.7 km of open waterNESW

Open to ESE–NW. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

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

Location

Open Le Chaouen on the map43.1987, 5.2288

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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