Taketomi North Kaitei Onsen scuba diving weather

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Now · 00:00Excellent

96out of 100

Excellent conditions. Best 13:00–18:00. From 11:00 waves build and it turns good. From 13:00 it improves to excellent.

Waves: 0.8 m
Wind: 1 kn from W; gusts 6
Water: 27 °C; same down to ~6 m
Suit: 3 mm; to ~6 m

Tide Low ~04:18 · High ~10:53 · approximate

Hour by hour today

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Score	Waves	Wind (gusts)	Current	Swell	Tide	Water	Air	Rain	Limited by
96	0.8 m	1 (6 kn) ↓	0.7 kn	0.6 m · 5 s ↓	–	26.5 °C	24 °C	1.8 mm	waves
93	0.9 m	2 (5 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.6 m · 6 s ↓	–	26.5 °C	24 °C	2.6 mm	waves
91	0.9 m	4 (10 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.6 m · 6 s ↓	–	26.5 °C	24 °C	2.1 mm	waves
0	1.0 m	6 (12 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.6 m · 6 s ↓	–	26.5 °C	24 °C	15.3 mm	rain
81	1.0 m	1 (14 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.6 m · 6 s ↓	Low ~04:18	26.5 °C	24 °C	7.0 mm	rain
90	1.0 m	3 (4 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.6 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	26.4 °C	23 °C	1.0 mm	waves
86	1.1 m	9 (15 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.6 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	26.4 °C	23 °C	1.1 mm	waves
86	1.1 m	8 (15 kn) ↓	0.2 kn	0.7 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	26.4 °C	23 °C	0.1 mm	waves
82	1.1 m	9 (15 kn) ↓	0.1 kn	0.7 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	26.3 °C	24 °C	–	waves
81	1.1 m	9 (17 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.8 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	26.3 °C	25 °C	–	waves
80	1.1 m	10 (20 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.8 m · 5 s ↓	High ~10:53	26.3 °C	26 °C	–	waves
73	1.1 m	11 (22 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.9 m · 5 s ↓	↓ falling	26.3 °C	26 °C	–	waves
76	1.1 m	11 (22 kn) ↓	0.1 kn	0.9 m · 5 s ↓	↓ falling	26.4 °C	26 °C	–	waves
89	0.7 m	11 (23 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.3 m · 5 s ↓	↓ falling	26.4 °C	27 °C	–	gusts
87	0.7 m	12 (23 kn) ↓	0.6 kn	0.2 m · 5 s ↓	↓ falling	26.4 °C	26 °C	–	gusts
89	0.7 m	11 (23 kn) ↓	0.8 kn	0.2 m · 5 s ↓	↓ falling	26.4 °C	26 °C	–	gusts
89	0.7 m	12 (22 kn) ↓	1.0 kn	0.2 m · 5 s ↓	Low ~16:00	26.4 °C	25 °C	–	gusts
91	0.7 m	11 (22 kn) ↓	1.0 kn	0.2 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	26.4 °C	25 °C	–	gusts
94	0.7 m	11 (21 kn) ↓	0.8 kn	0.2 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	26.4 °C	25 °C	–	wind
84	0.9 m	12 (22 kn) ↓	0.7 kn	0.6 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	26.4 °C	24 °C	–	waves
84	0.9 m	12 (22 kn) ↓	0.7 kn	0.6 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	26.3 °C	24 °C	–	waves
90	0.9 m	10 (20 kn) ↓	0.8 kn	0.6 m · 5 s ↓	High ~21:45	26.3 °C	24 °C	–	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. 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 6 m. The model's water ends there; nothing is known below.

Suit: 3 mm wetsuit down to ~6 m.

Model estimate (Copernicus Marine), updated Sat 14 Nov. High confidence.

Temperature profile and next days

Day	Surface	Warm to
Sun 15 Nov	26.3 °C	~6 m
Mon 16 Nov	26.4 °C	~6 m
Tue 17 Nov	26.5 °C	~6 m
Wed 18 Nov	26.4 °C	~6 m
Thu 19 Nov	25.8 °C	~6 m
Fri 20 Nov	25.4 °C	~6 m
Sat 21 Nov	25.2 °C	~6 m
Sun 22 Nov	25.1 °C	~6 m
Mon 23 Nov	25.3 °C	~6 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 2.8 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Taketomi North Kaitei Onsen

Taketomi North Kaitei Onsen is open to the sea from the ESE–SSE, WSW, WNW–NNW, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the S–SW.

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 Kohama West Suzumedai House (14 km, sheltered from the ESE–SSE, WSW, WNW–NW).

The water is 27 °C at the surface and stays warm past 6 m, so a 3 mm wetsuit suits most dives.

Shelter

Open to ESE–SSE, WSW, WNW–NNW. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from S–SW: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Taketomi North Kaitei Onsen on the map24.3450, 124.0923

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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