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Banco di Santa Croce scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Vico Equense, Campania · Show on map

Now · 16:00Fair

49out of 100

Limited by surge. Steady until sunset.

Waves
1.3 m
Wind
3 kn from WSW
gusts 9
Water
20 °C
warm to ~55 m
Suit
7 mm
whole dive

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellLimited by
491.3 m3 (9 kn) ↓0.2 kn1.2 m · 6 s ↓surge
571.2 m2 (7 kn) ↓0.2 kn1.1 m · 6 s ↓surge
631.1 m2 (5 kn) ↓0.2 kn1.1 m · 6 s ↓surge
701.1 m2 (4 kn) ↓0.2 kn1.0 m · 6 s ↓surge
761.0 m2 (4 kn) ↓0.2 kn1.0 m · 6 s ↓surge
831.0 m2 (3 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.9 m · 6 s ↓surge

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

20 °C at the surface, warm to about 55 m.

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 19.8 °C, warm layer to about 55 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m18°20°1.0 m: 19.8 °C3.2 m: 19.8 °C5.5 m: 19.8 °C7.9 m: 19.8 °C10.5 m: 19.8 °C13.3 m: 19.8 °C16.3 m: 19.8 °C19.4 m: 19.8 °C22.7 m: 19.8 °C26.2 m: 19.8 °C29.9 m: 19.8 °C33.8 m: 19.8 °C37.9 m: 19.8 °C42.1 m: 19.8 °C46.7 m: 19.8 °C51.4 m: 19.7 °C56.3 m: 19.2 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov19.8 °C~55 m
Sun 15 Nov19.8 °C~51 m
Mon 16 Nov19.7 °C~54 m
Tue 17 Nov19.6 °C~56 m
Wed 18 Nov19.5 °C~56 m
Thu 19 Nov19.5 °C~47 m
Fri 20 Nov19.4 °C~43 m
Sat 21 Nov19.4 °C~42 m
Sun 22 Nov19.3 °C~41 m

~4 km model grid; nearest model water 1.8 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Banco di Santa Croce

Banco di Santa Croce is open to the sea from the WSW–NW, so waves build there when the ponente and maestrale blow. Land shelters it from the ENE–SSW.

Over the next 7 days it's good or better on Sun, Mon and Tue. Thu and Fri are only a trend so far.

The water is 20 °C at the surface and warm to about 55 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: 8.5 km of open waterNNE: 7.1 km of open waterNE: 5.4 km of open waterENE: 0.5 km of open waterE: 0.3 km of open waterESE: 0.4 km of open waterSE: 0.4 km of open waterSSE: 0.6 km of open waterS: 1.0 km of open waterSSW: 1.7 km of open waterSW: 8.1 km of open waterWSW: open sea (over 200 km)W: open sea (over 200 km)WNW: 32.7 km of open waterNW: 24.2 km of open waterNNW: 11.2 km of open waterNESW

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

Sheltered from ENE–SSW: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Banco di Santa Croce on the map40.6788, 14.4346

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 Campania

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