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Arborek Jetty scuba diving weather

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Now · 00:00Excellent

88out of 100

Limited by current. Best 10:00–11:00. From 09:00 it improves to excellent. From 13:00 the current picks up and it's a no-go.

Waves
0.1 m
Wind
6 kn from ENE
gusts 12
Water
30 °C
warm to ~14 m
Suit
Rash guard
whole dive

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellLimited by
880.1 m6 (12 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
1000.1 m6 (9 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓–
1000.1 m4 (9 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓–
680.1 m6 (8 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
340.1 m3 (9 kn) ↓1.5 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
180.1 m6 (11 kn) ↓1.8 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
130.1 m3 (9 kn) ↓1.9 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
240.1 m3 (6 kn) ↓1.7 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
490.1 m3 (5 kn) ↓1.3 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
880.1 m3 (5 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
1000.1 m5 (8 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓–
570.1 m6 (8 kn) ↓1.2 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
210.1 m5 (9 kn) ↓1.8 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
90.1 m3 (8 kn) ↓2.1 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
90.1 m4 (7 kn) ↓2.1 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
210.1 m6 (8 kn) ↓1.8 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
420.1 m6 (11 kn) ↓1.4 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
680.1 m5 (9 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
810.1 m2 (8 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
910.1 m3 (6 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
980.1 m3 (6 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current
980.1 m2 (5 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.0 m · 8 s ↓current

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

30 °C at the surface, warm to about 14 m.

Suit: Rash guard or 1–2 mm 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 30.2 °C, warm layer to about 14 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m28°30°32°0.5 m: 30.2 °C1.5 m: 30.2 °C2.6 m: 30.2 °C3.8 m: 30.1 °C5.1 m: 30.1 °C6.4 m: 30.0 °C7.9 m: 30.0 °C9.6 m: 29.9 °C11.4 m: 29.8 °C13.5 m: 29.7 °C15.8 m: 29.6 °C18.5 m: 29.5 °C21.6 m: 29.4 °C25.2 m: 29.2 °C29.4 m: 28.9 °C34.4 m: 28.6 °C40.3 m: 28.4 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sun 15 Nov30.2 °C~14 m
Mon 16 Nov30.4 °C~13 m
Tue 17 Nov30.3 °C~14 m
Wed 18 Nov30.5 °C~14 m
Thu 19 Nov30.5 °C~13 m
Fri 20 Nov30.6 °C~13 m
Sat 21 Nov30.5 °C~15 m
Sun 22 Nov30.4 °C~20 m
Mon 23 Nov30.4 °C~18 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 2.9 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Arborek Jetty

Arborek Jetty is open to the sea from the SSE–S, WSW–WNW, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the SSW–SW.

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

When it's rough here, try Sawandarek (9.9 km, sheltered from the WSW–WNW).

The water is 30 °C at the surface and warm to about 14 m, so a rash guard or 1–2 mm 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: 6.2 km of open waterNNE: 6.7 km of open waterNE: 13.2 km of open waterENE: 8.1 km of open waterE: 16.3 km of open waterESE: 8.5 km of open waterSE: 6.3 km of open waterSSE: 29.7 km of open waterS: 26.1 km of open waterSSW: 0.2 km of open waterSW: 0.3 km of open waterWSW: 24.7 km of open waterW: 26.2 km of open waterWNW: 22.0 km of open waterNW: 7.3 km of open waterNNW: 6.5 km of open waterNESW

Open to SSE–S, WSW–WNW. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from SSW–SW: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Arborek Jetty on the map-0.5634, 130.5186

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sun 15 Nov, 00:30 · weather run 06Z 14 Nov · waves run 00Z 14 Nov

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

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