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Grotta delle Monete scuba diving weather

Shore dive · Catania, Sicily · Show on map

Now · 16:00Excellent

100out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves
0.5 m
Wind
3 kn from S
gusts 17
Water
21 °C
warm to ~37 m
Suit
5 mm
to ~30 m

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellLimited by
1000.5 m3 (17 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.5 m · 6 s ↓–
1000.5 m5 (11 kn) ↓0.1 kn0.5 m · 6 s ↓–
1000.5 m2 (11 kn) ↓0.1 kn0.5 m · 6 s ↓–
1000.5 m2 (5 kn) ↓0.1 kn0.5 m · 6 s ↓–
1000.5 m3 (6 kn) ↓0.1 kn0.5 m · 6 s ↓–
1000.5 m3 (7 kn) ↓0.1 kn0.4 m · 6 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

22 °C at the surface, warm to about 37 m.

  • 0–30 m 5 mm wetsuit (down to 21.2 °C)
  • 30–40 m 7 mm or semi-dry (down to 20.9 °C)

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 21.5 °C, warm layer to about 37 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m20°22°1.0 m: 21.5 °C3.2 m: 21.5 °C5.5 m: 21.5 °C7.9 m: 21.5 °C10.5 m: 21.5 °C13.3 m: 21.5 °C16.3 m: 21.5 °C19.4 m: 21.5 °C22.7 m: 21.4 °C26.2 m: 21.3 °C29.9 m: 21.2 °C33.8 m: 21.1 °C37.9 m: 20.9 °C42.1 m: 20.8 °C46.7 m: 20.6 °C51.4 m: 20.4 °C56.3 m: 20.1 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov21.5 °C~37 m
Sun 15 Nov21.4 °C~43 m
Mon 16 Nov21.3 °C~42 m
Tue 17 Nov21.2 °C~40 m
Wed 18 Nov21.1 °C~35 m
Thu 19 Nov21.0 °C~42 m
Fri 20 Nov20.7 °C~44 m
Sat 21 Nov19.7 °C~56 m
Sun 22 Nov19.3 °C~56 m

~4 km model grid; nearest model water 2.1 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Grotta delle Monete

Grotta delle Monete is open to the sea from the ENE–S, so waves build there when the levante, scirocco and ostro blow.

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 warm to about 37 m, so a 5 mm wetsuit 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: 0.3 km of open waterNNE: 0.3 km of open waterNE: 0.5 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: open sea (over 200 km)S: 24.3 km of open waterSSW: 0.3 km of open waterSW: 0.3 km of open waterWSW: 0.3 km of open waterW: 0.5 km of open waterWNW: 0.5 km of open waterNW: 0.4 km of open waterNNW: 0.4 km of open waterNESW

Open to ENE–S. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from SSW–NE: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Grotta delle Monete on the map37.5300, 15.1165

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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