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Sakuraguchi scuba diving weather

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Now · 00:00Fair

57out of 100

Limited by waves. Best 13:00–18:00. From 16:00 it improves to good.

Waves
1.2 m
Wind
1 kn from W
gusts 6
Water
27 °C
same down to ~29 m
Suit
3 mm
to ~29 m

Tide Low ~04:06 · High ~10:50 · approximate

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellTideLimited by
571.2 m1 (6 kn) ↓0.7 kn1.0 m · 7 s ↓–surge
551.2 m2 (5 kn) ↓0.7 kn1.0 m · 7 s ↓–surge
501.3 m4 (10 kn) ↓0.7 kn1.0 m · 7 s ↓–waves
01.4 m6 (12 kn) ↓0.7 kn1.0 m · 7 s ↓–rain
481.3 m1 (14 kn) ↓0.8 kn1.0 m · 7 s ↓Low ~04:06waves
531.3 m3 (4 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.9 m · 7 s ↓↑ risingwaves
511.4 m9 (15 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.9 m · 7 s ↓↑ risingwaves
471.4 m8 (15 kn) ↓0.6 kn0.9 m · 7 s ↓↑ risingwaves
461.5 m9 (15 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.9 m · 7 s ↓↑ risingwaves
451.5 m9 (17 kn) ↓0.4 kn1.0 m · 6 s ↓↑ risingwaves
461.5 m10 (20 kn) ↓0.3 kn1.0 m · 6 s ↓High ~10:50waves
451.4 m11 (22 kn) ↓0.3 kn1.0 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
481.4 m11 (22 kn) ↓0.3 kn1.0 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
521.4 m11 (23 kn) ↓0.2 kn1.0 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
551.3 m12 (23 kn) ↓0.2 kn1.0 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
591.3 m11 (23 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.9 m · 5 s ↓Low ~15:40waves
601.3 m12 (22 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.9 m · 5 s ↓↑ risingwaves
621.2 m11 (22 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.9 m · 6 s ↓↑ risingwaves
661.2 m11 (21 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.9 m · 6 s ↓↑ risingwaves
631.2 m12 (22 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.9 m · 7 s ↓↑ risingwaves
661.2 m12 (22 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.8 m · 7 s ↓↑ risingwaves
711.2 m10 (20 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.8 m · 7 s ↓High ~21:40waves

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. Tide times come from an ocean model: usually within about half an hour, more in complex waters. Check official tide tables.

Water at depth

27 °C down to about 29 m. The model's water ends there; nothing is known below.

Suit: 3 mm wetsuit down to ~29 m.

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 26.5 °C, warm layer to about 29 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m26°28°0.5 m: 26.5 °C1.5 m: 26.5 °C2.6 m: 26.5 °C3.8 m: 26.6 °C5.1 m: 26.6 °C6.4 m: 26.6 °C7.9 m: 26.6 °C9.6 m: 26.6 °C11.4 m: 26.6 °C13.5 m: 26.6 °C15.8 m: 26.6 °C18.5 m: 26.6 °C21.6 m: 26.6 °C25.2 m: 26.6 °C29.4 m: 26.6 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sun 15 Nov26.5 °C~29 m
Mon 16 Nov26.5 °C~29 m
Tue 17 Nov26.6 °C~29 m
Wed 18 Nov26.6 °C~29 m
Thu 19 Nov26.3 °C~29 m
Fri 20 Nov26.1 °C~29 m
Sat 21 Nov25.9 °C~29 m
Sun 22 Nov25.8 °C~29 m
Mon 23 Nov25.8 °C~29 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 2.5 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Sakuraguchi

Sakuraguchi is open to the sea from the E–WSW, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the WNW–NE.

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 Arakawa Double Arch (15 km, sheltered from the E–WSW).

The water is 27 °C at the surface and stays warm past 29 m, so a 3 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: 0.9 km of open waterNNE: 1.0 km of open waterNE: 1.3 km of open waterENE: 6.7 km of open waterE: open sea (over 200 km)ESE: open sea (over 200 km)SE: open sea (over 200 km)SSE: open sea (over 200 km)S: open sea (over 200 km)SSW: open sea (over 200 km)SW: open sea (over 200 km)WSW: 23.9 km of open waterW: 7.1 km of open waterWNW: 2.3 km of open waterNW: 1.5 km of open waterNNW: 1.2 km of open waterNESW

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

Sheltered from WNW–NE: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Sakuraguchi on the map24.3236, 124.1689

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sun 15 Nov, 00:30 · weather run 06Z 14 Nov · waves run 00Z 14 Nov

Waves are adjusted for this site's shelter from the coastline.

Tides come from a coarse ocean model. The range, and whether tides are bigger or smaller this week, are about right. Times are usually within about half an hour, but complex tides (the Solent, Portland, narrow straits) are poor. Slack water isn't in the score yet: plan with official tide tables and local advice.

Water temperature in Okinawa Prefecture

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