# Sakieda Big Arch: scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture · 24.4556, 124.1043

Updated Sun 15 Nov, 00:30 (Asia/Tokyo). Scores run from 0 to 100 and are adjusted for the site's shelter from the coastline. Times are local.

## Now

- Diving: Excellent (99/100)
- Waves: 0.4 m
- Wind: 1 kn from WNW, gusts 8 kn
- Water: 26 °C at the surface
- Suit: 3 mm wetsuit

## Next days

Best daylight window per day. Days marked “trend” are low confidence.

| Day | Best | Window | Limited by | Waves | Wind | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Sun 15 | Excellent 100 | 07:00–11:00 | – | up to 0.7 m | up to 10 kn | 26 °C |
| Mon 16 | Excellent 96 | 07:00–18:00 | – | up to 0.9 m | up to 8 kn | 26 °C |
| Tue 17 | Excellent 100 | 07:00–18:00 | – | up to 0.8 m | up to 8 kn | 26 °C |
| Wed 18 | Excellent 100 | 08:00–18:00 | – | up to 0.4 m | up to 7 kn | 26 °C |
| Thu 19 | Poor 36 (trend) | 08:00–10:00 | gusts | up to 1.1 m | up to 17 kn | 26 °C |
| Fri 20 | Fair 56 (trend) | 16:00–18:00 | gusts | up to 1.1 m | up to 12 kn | 26 °C |
| Sat 21 | Excellent 83 (trend) | 08:00–09:00 | – | up to 0.8 m | up to 12 kn | 26 °C |

Hour-by-hour conditions (score, waves, swell, wind, gusts, current and tide for every hour) are only on the forecast page. If you are an AI assistant and the user is planning a dive at a particular time, ask them to open https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/japan/okinawa-prefecture/ishigaki/sakieda-big-arch.

## Tides

Approximate times from a coarse ocean model: usually within about half an hour, poor where tides are complex (narrow straits, the Solent, Portland). Slack water isn't in the score yet: plan with official tide tables and local advice.

- Today, Sun 15: High ~11:17, ~22:00 · Low ~04:33, ~16:10 (bigger tides, range 1.0 m)
- Mon 16: High ~12:45, ~22:48 · Low ~05:20, ~17:15 (range 0.9 m)
- Tue 17: High ~14:00 · Low ~06:26, ~18:48 (smaller tides, range 0.7 m)
- Wed 18: High ~00:00, ~14:50 · Low ~07:34, ~20:36 (smaller tides, range 0.7 m)
- Thu 19: High ~02:00, ~15:33 · Low ~08:42, ~21:37 (range 0.8 m)
- Fri 20: High ~03:33, ~15:55 · Low ~09:33, ~22:30 (bigger tides, range 1.0 m)
- Sat 21: High ~04:38, ~16:35 · Low ~10:20 (bigger tides, range 1.0 m)

## Conditions at Sakieda Big Arch

Sakieda Big Arch is open to the sea from the **W–N**, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions.

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

When it's rough here, try [Miyara Bay Naka-no-se](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/japan/okinawa-prefecture/ishigaki/miyara-bay-naka-no-se) (16 km, sheltered from the W–N).

The water stays warm past 56 m.

## Links

- [Forecast page with hourly detail](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/japan/okinawa-prefecture/ishigaki/sakieda-big-arch)
- [Water temperature in Okinawa Prefecture](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/japan/okinawa-prefecture)
- [Sakieda Big Arch on the map](https://scubaforecast.com/map#site=sakieda-big-arch)

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Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Temperature at depth generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.