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Punta Negra scuba diving weather

Boat dive · San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily · Show on map

Now · 16:00Poor

21out of 100

Limited by surge. Steady until sunset.

Waves
1.5 m
Wind
4 kn from SW
gusts 21
Water
20 °C
warm to ~40 m
Suit
7 mm
whole dive

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellLimited by
211.5 m4 (21 kn) ↓0.0 kn1.4 m · 6 s ↓surge
271.4 m4 (20 kn) ↓0.0 kn1.3 m · 6 s ↓surge
331.4 m4 (14 kn) ↓0.0 kn1.3 m · 6 s ↓surge
391.3 m4 (14 kn) ↓0.0 kn1.2 m · 6 s ↓surge
451.3 m4 (15 kn) ↓0.2 kn1.2 m · 6 s ↓surge
511.2 m4 (16 kn) ↓0.2 kn1.1 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

21 °C at the surface, warm to about 40 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 20.7 °C, warm layer to about 40 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m16°18°20°22°1.0 m: 20.7 °C3.2 m: 20.7 °C5.5 m: 20.7 °C7.9 m: 20.7 °C10.5 m: 20.7 °C13.3 m: 20.7 °C16.3 m: 20.6 °C19.4 m: 20.6 °C22.7 m: 20.6 °C26.2 m: 20.6 °C29.9 m: 20.6 °C33.8 m: 20.6 °C37.9 m: 20.3 °C42.1 m: 19.9 °C46.7 m: 19.2 °C51.4 m: 18.3 °C56.3 m: 17.4 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov20.7 °C~40 m
Sun 15 Nov20.6 °C~36 m
Mon 16 Nov20.5 °C~36 m
Tue 17 Nov20.4 °C~39 m
Wed 18 Nov20.2 °C~48 m
Thu 19 Nov20.0 °C~47 m
Fri 20 Nov19.9 °C~48 m
Sat 21 Nov19.8 °C~40 m
Sun 22 Nov19.8 °C~38 m

~4 km model grid; nearest model water 3.4 km away, so channels and bays may differ. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Punta Negra

Punta Negra is open to the sea from the WSW–NNW, so waves build there when the ponente and maestrale blow. Land shelters it from the N–SSE.

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

When it's rough here, try Tonnara del Secco (4.1 km, sheltered from the WSW–NNW).

The water is 20 °C at the surface and warm to about 40 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: 0.4 km of open waterNNE: 0.2 km of open waterNE: 0.2 km of open waterENE: 0.2 km of open waterE: 0.2 km of open waterESE: 0.4 km of open waterSE: 0.8 km of open waterSSE: 2.6 km of open waterS: 4.0 km of open waterSSW: 6.4 km of open waterSW: 7.2 km of open waterWSW: 60.4 km of open waterW: open sea (over 200 km)WNW: open sea (over 200 km)NW: open sea (over 200 km)NNW: open sea (over 200 km)NESW

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

Sheltered from N–SSE: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Punta Negra on the map38.1575, 12.7250

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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