Manta Ridge scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua · Show on map

Now · 00:00Excellent

100out of 100

Good conditions. Best 08:00–12:00. From 08:00 it improves to excellent. From 13:00 the current picks up and it turns fair.

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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Score	Waves	Wind (gusts)	Current	Swell	Water	Air	Rain	Limited by
100	0.1 m	6 (12 kn) ↓	0.7 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.2 °C	29 °C	–	–
100	0.1 m	6 (9 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.1 °C	29 °C	–	–
100	0.1 m	4 (9 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.1 °C	28 °C	–	–
99	0.1 m	6 (8 kn) ↓	1.0 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.1 °C	28 °C	0.5 mm	current
84	0.1 m	3 (9 kn) ↓	1.5 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.1 °C	28 °C	1.7 mm	current
68	0.1 m	6 (11 kn) ↓	1.8 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.0 °C	27 °C	1.1 mm	current
63	0.1 m	3 (9 kn) ↓	1.9 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.0 °C	27 °C	0.2 mm	current
74	0.1 m	3 (6 kn) ↓	1.7 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.0 °C	27 °C	–	current
91	0.1 m	3 (5 kn) ↓	1.3 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.0 °C	28 °C	–	current
100	0.1 m	3 (5 kn) ↓	0.7 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.1 °C	28 °C	–	–
100	0.1 m	5 (8 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.1 °C	28 °C	0.1 mm	–
94	0.1 m	6 (8 kn) ↓	1.2 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.3 °C	28 °C	–	current
71	0.1 m	5 (9 kn) ↓	1.8 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.4 °C	28 °C	0.1 mm	current
57	0.1 m	3 (8 kn) ↓	2.1 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.5 °C	28 °C	0.2 mm	current
57	0.1 m	4 (7 kn) ↓	2.1 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.6 °C	28 °C	0.1 mm	current
71	0.1 m	6 (8 kn) ↓	1.8 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.6 °C	28 °C	0.1 mm	current
88	0.1 m	6 (11 kn) ↓	1.4 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.6 °C	28 °C	–	current
99	0.1 m	5 (9 kn) ↓	1.0 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.6 °C	28 °C	–	current
100	0.1 m	2 (8 kn) ↓	0.8 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.5 °C	28 °C	–	–
100	0.1 m	3 (6 kn) ↓	0.7 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.4 °C	28 °C	–	–
100	0.1 m	3 (6 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.3 °C	28 °C	–	–
100	0.1 m	2 (5 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.3 °C	29 °C	0.1 mm	–

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 days

Day	Surface	Warm to
Sun 15 Nov	30.2 °C	~14 m
Mon 16 Nov	30.4 °C	~13 m
Tue 17 Nov	30.3 °C	~14 m
Wed 18 Nov	30.5 °C	~14 m
Thu 19 Nov	30.5 °C	~13 m
Fri 20 Nov	30.6 °C	~13 m
Sat 21 Nov	30.5 °C	~15 m
Sun 22 Nov	30.4 °C	~20 m
Mon 23 Nov	30.4 °C	~18 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 3.4 km away, so channels and bays may differ. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Manta Ridge

Manta Ridge is open to the sea from the ENE, SSE–WNW, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions.

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 (8.0 km, sheltered from the ENE, SW–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 to ENE, SSE–WNW. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

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

Location

Open Manta Ridge on the map-0.5617, 130.5373

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.

Water temperature in Southwest Papua

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