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Isola Gallinara scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Albenga, Liguria · Show on map

Now · 16:00Excellent

95out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves
0.8 m
Wind
7 kn from NNW
gusts 9 · offshore
Water
19 °C
same down to ~56 m
Suit
7 mm
whole dive

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellLimited by
950.8 m7 (9 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.7 m · 7 s ↓waves
960.8 m7 (10 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.6 m · 7 s ↓waves
980.8 m7 (8 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.6 m · 7 s ↓waves
990.7 m8 (10 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.6 m · 7 s ↓waves
1000.7 m8 (10 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.5 m · 7 s ↓–
940.7 m12 (14 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.5 m · 7 s ↓wind

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 down to about 56 m. No thermocline above that.

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 19.6 °C, warm layer to about 56 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m18°20°1.0 m: 19.6 °C3.2 m: 19.6 °C5.5 m: 19.6 °C7.9 m: 19.6 °C10.5 m: 19.6 °C13.3 m: 19.6 °C16.3 m: 19.6 °C19.4 m: 19.6 °C22.7 m: 19.6 °C26.2 m: 19.6 °C29.9 m: 19.6 °C33.8 m: 19.6 °C37.9 m: 19.6 °C42.1 m: 19.6 °C46.7 m: 19.6 °C51.4 m: 19.5 °C56.3 m: 19.5 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov19.6 °C~56 m
Sun 15 Nov19.4 °C~56 m
Mon 16 Nov19.2 °C~56 m
Tue 17 Nov19.2 °C~56 m
Wed 18 Nov19.1 °C~56 m
Thu 19 Nov19.0 °C~56 m
Fri 20 Nov18.9 °C~56 m
Sat 21 Nov18.9 °C~56 m
Sun 22 Nov18.8 °C~56 m

~4 km model grid; nearest model water 1.2 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Isola Gallinara

Isola Gallinara is open to the sea from the NE–SSW, so waves build there when the grecale, levante, scirocco and ostro blow. Land shelters it from the W–NNE.

Over the next 7 days it's good or better on Sat, Sun, Mon and Tue and a no-go on Wed (surge). Thu and Fri are only a trend so far.

The water is 19 °C at the surface and stays warm past 56 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: 0.2 km of open waterNNE: 0.3 km of open waterNE: 61.5 km of open waterENE: 82.8 km of open waterE: 147.9 km of open waterESE: 192.2 km of open waterSE: open sea (over 200 km)SSE: 165.4 km of open waterS: open sea (over 200 km)SSW: open sea (over 200 km)SW: 7.8 km of open waterWSW: 4.7 km of open waterW: 2.8 km of open waterWNW: 2.2 km of open waterNW: 1.9 km of open waterNNW: 1.9 km of open waterNESW

Open to NE–SSW. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from W–NNE: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Isola Gallinara on the map44.0235, 8.2267

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.

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