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Taketomi Northwest Deppa scuba diving weather

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Now · 00:00Excellent

99out of 100

Excellent conditions. Best 07:00–11:00. From 11:00 waves build and it turns good. From 15:00 it improves to excellent.

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

Tide Low ~04:12 · High ~10:45 · approximate

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellTideLimited by
990.5 m1 (6 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.3 m · 6 s ↓–rain
980.6 m2 (5 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.2 m · 6 s ↓–rain
980.7 m4 (10 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.2 m · 7 s ↓–rain
00.8 m6 (12 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.2 m · 7 s ↓–rain
850.9 m1 (14 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.2 m · 7 s ↓Low ~04:12rain
940.9 m3 (4 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.2 m · 6 s ↓↑ risingwaves
911.0 m9 (15 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.2 m · 6 s ↓↑ risingwaves
901.0 m8 (15 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.2 m · 5 s ↓↑ risingwaves
871.0 m9 (15 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.3 m · 5 s ↓↑ risingwaves
901.0 m9 (17 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.3 m · 5 s ↓↑ risingwaves
910.9 m10 (20 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.3 m · 5 s ↓High ~10:45waves
611.3 m11 (22 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.9 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
621.2 m11 (22 kn) ↓0.3 kn1.0 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
641.2 m11 (23 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.9 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
661.2 m12 (23 kn) ↓0.6 kn0.9 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
870.8 m11 (23 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.3 m · 5 s ↓Low ~15:40gusts
880.8 m12 (22 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.3 m · 5 s ↓↑ risinggusts
890.8 m11 (22 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.2 m · 5 s ↓↑ risinggusts
930.8 m11 (21 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.2 m · 6 s ↓↑ risingwind
880.8 m12 (22 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.2 m · 6 s ↓↑ risingwind
880.8 m12 (22 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.2 m · 6 s ↓↑ risinggusts
940.8 m10 (20 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.2 m · 6 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

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 daysEstimated water temperature from the surface down to 60 metres today. Surface 26.3 °C, warm layer to about 6 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m26°28°0.5 m: 26.3 °C1.5 m: 26.3 °C2.6 m: 26.3 °C3.8 m: 26.3 °C5.1 m: 26.3 °C6.4 m: 26.3 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sun 15 Nov26.3 °C~6 m
Mon 16 Nov26.4 °C~6 m
Tue 17 Nov26.5 °C~6 m
Wed 18 Nov26.4 °C~6 m
Thu 19 Nov25.8 °C~6 m
Fri 20 Nov25.4 °C~6 m
Sat 21 Nov25.2 °C~6 m
Sun 22 Nov25.1 °C~6 m
Mon 23 Nov25.3 °C~6 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 1.4 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Taketomi Northwest Deppa

Taketomi Northwest Deppa is open to the sea from the S, WNW–NNW, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the ESE–SSE.

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 Taketomi South Jagaimo (4.7 km, sheltered from the WNW–NNW).

The water is 27 °C at the surface and stays warm past 6 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: 9.5 km of open waterNNE: 11.2 km of open waterNE: 10.3 km of open waterENE: 5.3 km of open waterE: 7.8 km of open waterESE: 1.1 km of open waterSE: 1.2 km of open waterSSE: 1.8 km of open waterS: open sea (over 200 km)SSW: 12.0 km of open waterSW: 19.9 km of open waterWSW: 18.8 km of open waterW: 8.7 km of open waterWNW: open sea (over 200 km)NW: open sea (over 200 km)NNW: open sea (over 200 km)NESW

Open to S, WNW–NNW. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from ESE–SSE: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Taketomi Northwest Deppa on the map24.3421, 124.0737

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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