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Osaki Minokasago Kyuden scuba diving weather

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Now · 00:00Excellent

99out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves
0.7 m
Wind
1 kn from W
gusts 6
Water
26 °C
same down to ~34 m
Suit
3 mm
to ~34 m

Tide Low ~04:27 · High ~11:00 · approximate

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellTideLimited by
990.7 m1 (6 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.5 m · 5 s ↓–rain
950.8 m2 (5 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.5 m · 5 s ↓–waves
930.9 m4 (10 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.5 m · 6 s ↓–waves
00.9 m6 (12 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.5 m · 6 s ↓–rain
840.9 m1 (14 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.6 m · 6 s ↓Low ~04:27rain
920.9 m3 (4 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓↑ risingwaves
911.0 m9 (15 kn) ↓0.0 kn0.6 m · 4 s ↓↑ risingwaves
891.0 m8 (15 kn) ↓0.1 kn0.7 m · 4 s ↓↑ risingwaves
871.0 m9 (15 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.8 m · 4 s ↓↑ risingwaves
861.0 m9 (17 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.9 m · 5 s ↓↑ risingwaves
861.0 m10 (20 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.9 m · 5 s ↓↑ risingwaves
801.0 m11 (22 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.9 m · 5 s ↓High ~11:00waves
820.9 m11 (22 kn) ↓0.1 kn0.8 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
830.9 m11 (23 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.8 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
810.9 m12 (23 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.8 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallinggusts
810.9 m11 (23 kn) ↓1.1 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallinggusts
800.9 m12 (22 kn) ↓1.2 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓Low ~16:08gusts
820.9 m11 (22 kn) ↓1.2 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓↑ risingcurrent
900.8 m11 (21 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓↑ risingwaves
860.8 m12 (22 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓↑ risingwind
860.9 m12 (22 kn) ↓0.6 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓↑ risingwaves
920.9 m10 (20 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.5 m · 5 s ↓High ~21:45waves

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

26 °C down to about 34 m. The model's water ends there; nothing is known below.

Suit: 3 mm wetsuit down to ~34 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 26.2 °C, warm layer to about 34 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m26°28°0.5 m: 26.2 °C1.5 m: 26.2 °C2.6 m: 26.2 °C3.8 m: 26.2 °C5.1 m: 26.2 °C6.4 m: 26.2 °C7.9 m: 26.2 °C9.6 m: 26.2 °C11.4 m: 26.2 °C13.5 m: 26.2 °C15.8 m: 26.2 °C18.5 m: 26.2 °C21.6 m: 26.2 °C25.2 m: 26.2 °C29.4 m: 26.2 °C34.4 m: 26.2 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sun 15 Nov26.2 °C~34 m
Mon 16 Nov26.2 °C~34 m
Tue 17 Nov26.3 °C~34 m
Wed 18 Nov26.3 °C~34 m
Thu 19 Nov26.0 °C~34 m
Fri 20 Nov25.9 °C~34 m
Sat 21 Nov25.7 °C~34 m
Sun 22 Nov25.6 °C~34 m
Mon 23 Nov25.5 °C~34 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 1.5 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Osaki Minokasago Kyuden

Osaki Minokasago Kyuden is open to the sea from the SSE–SSW, W–NNW, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the N–E.

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 (12 km, sheltered from the SSE–SSW, W).

The water is 26 °C at the surface and stays warm past 34 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: 1.1 km of open waterNNE: 0.9 km of open waterNE: 1.0 km of open waterENE: 1.0 km of open waterE: 1.2 km of open waterESE: 7.9 km of open waterSE: 7.0 km of open waterSSE: open sea (over 200 km)S: open sea (over 200 km)SSW: 20.5 km of open waterSW: 11.6 km of open waterWSW: 16.1 km of open waterW: 27.6 km of open waterWNW: open sea (over 200 km)NW: open sea (over 200 km)NNW: 158.0 km of open waterNESW

Open to SSE–SSW, W–NNW. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from N–E: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Osaki Minokasago Kyuden on the map24.4209, 124.0713

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.

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