# The Nordby: scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Raiatea, Society Islands · -16.7413, -151.4360

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 05:30 (Pacific/Tahiti). Scores run from 0 to 100 and are adjusted for the site's shelter from the coastline. Times are local.

## Now

- Diving: Poor (26/100), limited by gusts
- Waves: 1.3 m
- Wind: 16 kn from ESE, gusts 33 kn
- Water: 27 °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, Sat 14 | Fair 40 | 06:00–07:00 | gusts | up to 1.3 m | up to 15 kn | 27 °C |
| Sun 15 | Fair 54 | 06:00–07:00 | gusts | up to 1.1 m | up to 14 kn | 27 °C |
| Mon 16 | No-go 0 | 06:00–19:00 | gusts | up to 1.6 m | up to 20 kn | 27 °C |
| Tue 17 | No-go 0 | 06:00–19:00 | gusts | up to 1.7 m | up to 19 kn | 27 °C |
| Wed 18 | No-go 0 (trend) | 06:00–19:00 | gusts | up to 1.6 m | up to 19 kn | 27 °C |
| Thu 19 | No-go 10 (trend) | 06:00–19:00 | gusts | up to 1.4 m | up to 19 kn | 27 °C |
| Fri 20 | No-go 0 (trend) | 06:00–19:00 | gusts | up to 1.7 m | up to 19 kn | 27 °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/french-polynesia/society-islands/raiatea/the-nordby.

## Conditions at The Nordby

The Nordby is open to the sea from the **NNE–ESE**, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the SSE–NNW.

Over the next 7 days no day looks good: Mon and Tue are a no-go (gusts). Wed, Thu and Fri are only a trend so far.

When it's rough here, try [Tiva pass](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/french-polynesia/society-islands/raiatea/tiva-pass) (14 km, sheltered from the NNE–E).

The water stays warm past 40 m.

## Links

- [Forecast page with hourly detail](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/french-polynesia/society-islands/raiatea/the-nordby)
- [Water temperature in Society Islands](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/french-polynesia/society-islands)
- [The Nordby on the map](https://scubaforecast.com/map#site=the-nordby)

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Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Temperature at depth generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.