Sawandarek scuba diving weather

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Now · 00:00Excellent

90out of 100

Excellent conditions. Best 08:00–12:00. From 14:00 the current picks up and it turns poor. From 17:00 it improves to good.

Waves: 0.1 m
Wind: 6 kn from ENE; gusts 12 · offshore
Water: 30 °C; warm to ~15 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
90	0.1 m	6 (12 kn) ↓	1.4 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.3 °C	29 °C	–	current
100	0.1 m	6 (9 kn) ↓	1.0 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.3 °C	29 °C	0.2 mm	–
100	0.1 m	5 (8 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.2 °C	29 °C	0.1 mm	–
100	0.1 m	6 (9 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.2 °C	28 °C	0.6 mm	–
99	0.1 m	4 (10 kn) ↓	0.9 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.2 °C	27 °C	1.7 mm	rain
90	0.1 m	5 (11 kn) ↓	1.4 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.2 °C	27 °C	0.8 mm	current
76	0.1 m	3 (8 kn) ↓	1.7 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.2 °C	28 °C	0.1 mm	current
82	0.1 m	2 (6 kn) ↓	1.6 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.1 °C	28 °C	–	current
94	0.1 m	2 (5 kn) ↓	1.2 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.1 °C	28 °C	–	current
100	0.1 m	3 (6 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.2 °C	28 °C	–	–
100	0.1 m	6 (9 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.2 °C	28 °C	0.1 mm	–
98	0.1 m	6 (9 kn) ↓	1.1 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.4 °C	28 °C	–	current
68	0.1 m	5 (9 kn) ↓	1.8 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.5 °C	28 °C	–	current
49	0.1 m	4 (8 kn) ↓	2.2 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.6 °C	28 °C	0.3 mm	current
33	0.0 m	3 (7 kn) ↓	2.5 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.7 °C	28 °C	–	current
39	0.0 m	4 (6 kn) ↓	2.4 kn	0.0 m · 7 s ↓	30.8 °C	28 °C	–	current
47	0.0 m	6 (9 kn) ↓	2.3 kn	0.0 m · 7 s ↓	30.8 °C	28 °C	0.4 mm	current
60	0.0 m	6 (9 kn) ↓	2.0 kn	0.0 m · 7 s ↓	30.7 °C	28 °C	0.2 mm	current
76	0.0 m	3 (9 kn) ↓	1.7 kn	0.0 m · 7 s ↓	30.6 °C	28 °C	–	current
79	0.0 m	4 (6 kn) ↓	1.6 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.6 °C	28 °C	–	current
84	0.1 m	3 (6 kn) ↓	1.5 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.5 °C	29 °C	0.2 mm	current
84	0.1 m	1 (6 kn) ↓	1.5 kn	0.0 m · 8 s ↓	30.4 °C	29 °C	0.3 mm	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

31 °C at the surface, warm to about 15 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	31.0 °C	~15 m
Mon 16 Nov	31.0 °C	~14 m
Tue 17 Nov	31.0 °C	~12 m
Wed 18 Nov	31.1 °C	~17 m
Thu 19 Nov	31.1 °C	~21 m
Fri 20 Nov	31.2 °C	~22 m
Sat 21 Nov	31.0 °C	~16 m
Sun 22 Nov	30.7 °C	~15 m
Mon 23 Nov	30.5 °C	~14 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 5.1 km away, so channels and bays may differ. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Sawandarek

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

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 Friwen (16 km, sheltered from the E–ESE, SSE).

The water is 30 °C at the surface and warm to about 15 m, so a rash guard or 1–2 mm suits most dives.

Shelter

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

Sheltered from SW–ENE: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Sawandarek on the map-0.5898, 130.6033

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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