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Punta Falconiera scuba diving weather

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Now · 16:00Excellent

93out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves
0.9 m
Wind
7 kn from WSW
gusts 14 · offshore
Water
21 °C
warm to ~46 m
Suit
7 mm
whole dive

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellLimited by
930.9 m7 (14 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.4 m · 7 s ↓waves
940.9 m6 (12 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.4 m · 6 s ↓waves
970.8 m5 (11 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.4 m · 6 s ↓waves
970.8 m6 (10 kn) ↓0.1 kn0.4 m · 6 s ↓waves
980.8 m7 (10 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.4 m · 6 s ↓waves
990.7 m7 (10 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.4 m · 6 s ↓waves

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 46 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 19.6 °C, warm layer to about 46 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m16°18°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: 19.4 °C46.7 m: 19.0 °C51.4 m: 18.3 °C56.3 m: 17.6 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov19.6 °C~46 m
Sun 15 Nov19.6 °C~46 m
Mon 16 Nov19.7 °C~45 m
Tue 17 Nov19.7 °C~44 m
Wed 18 Nov19.5 °C~46 m
Thu 19 Nov19.1 °C~46 m
Fri 20 Nov19.1 °C~50 m
Sat 21 Nov19.1 °C~50 m
Sun 22 Nov19.2 °C~46 m

~4 km model grid; nearest model water 0.6 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Punta Falconiera

Punta Falconiera is open to the sea from the NW–SSW, so waves build there when the tramontana, grecale, levante, scirocco, ostro and maestrale blow.

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

When it's rough here, try Le Piramidi (4.5 km, sheltered from the NE–SSE).

The water is 21 °C at the surface and warm to about 46 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: open sea (over 200 km)NNE: open sea (over 200 km)NE: open sea (over 200 km)ENE: open sea (over 200 km)E: open sea (over 200 km)ESE: 157.4 km of open waterSE: 108.5 km of open waterSSE: 71.6 km of open waterS: 59.8 km of open waterSSW: 79.3 km of open waterSW: 1.0 km of open waterWSW: 0.4 km of open waterW: 0.4 km of open waterWNW: 2.0 km of open waterNW: open sea (over 200 km)NNW: open sea (over 200 km)NESW

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

Sheltered from SW–WNW: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Punta Falconiera on the map38.7120, 13.2020

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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