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Grottino di San Francesco scuba diving weather

Boat dive · La Maddalena, Sardinia · Show on map

Now · 16:00Excellent

100out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves
0.3 m
Wind
8 kn from E
gusts 13
Water
21 °C
same down to ~51 m
Suit
7 mm
whole dive

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellLimited by
1000.3 m8 (13 kn) ↓0.0 kn0.1 m · 4 s ↓–
1000.3 m8 (13 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.1 m · 4 s ↓–
1000.3 m8 (13 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.1 m · 4 s ↓–
1000.3 m6 (13 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.1 m · 4 s ↓–
1000.3 m6 (11 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.1 m · 4 s ↓–
1000.4 m6 (10 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.1 m · 4 s ↓–

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 51 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 19.8 °C, warm layer to about 51 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: 19.8 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov19.8 °C~51 m
Sun 15 Nov19.7 °C~33 m
Mon 16 Nov19.3 °C~28 m
Tue 17 Nov19.2 °C~47 m
Wed 18 Nov19.7 °C~51 m
Thu 19 Nov19.7 °C~51 m
Fri 20 Nov19.5 °C~51 m
Sat 21 Nov18.8 °C~51 m
Sun 22 Nov18.5 °C~51 m

~4 km model grid; nearest model water 1 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Grottino di San Francesco

Grottino di San Francesco is open to the sea from the N–SE, so waves build there when the tramontana, grecale, levante and scirocco blow. Land shelters it from the S–NNW.

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

The water is 21 °C at the surface and stays warm past 51 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: 88.8 km of open waterNNE: 182.0 km of open waterNE: 170.1 km of open waterENE: open sea (over 200 km)E: open sea (over 200 km)ESE: open sea (over 200 km)SE: open sea (over 200 km)SSE: 7.8 km of open waterS: 1.0 km of open waterSSW: 0.7 km of open waterSW: 0.4 km of open waterWSW: 0.2 km of open waterW: 0.3 km of open waterWNW: 0.3 km of open waterNW: 0.3 km of open waterNNW: 0.6 km of open waterNESW

Open to N–SE. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from S–NNW: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Grottino di San Francesco on the map41.2304, 9.4827

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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