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HMS Southwold scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Marsaskala, Malta (main island) · Show on map

Now · 16:00Excellent

97out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves
0.8 m
Wind
1 kn from S
gusts 3
Water
22 °C
warm to ~12 m
Suit
7 mm
whole dive

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellLimited by
970.8 m1 (3 kn) ↓0.1 kn0.5 m · 5 s ↓waves
980.8 m1 (3 kn) ↓0.1 kn0.5 m · 5 s ↓waves
990.7 m2 (2 kn) ↓0.1 kn0.5 m · 5 s ↓waves
1000.7 m2 (2 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.5 m · 5 s ↓–
1000.7 m2 (2 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.5 m · 5 s ↓–
1000.7 m1 (2 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.5 m · 5 s ↓–

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.

Water at depth

21 °C at the surface, warm to about 12 m.

Suit: 7 mm or semi-dry for the whole dive.

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 21.3 °C, warm layer to about 12 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m18°20°22°1.0 m: 21.3 °C3.2 m: 21.3 °C5.5 m: 21.2 °C7.9 m: 21.1 °C10.5 m: 20.9 °C13.3 m: 20.8 °C16.3 m: 20.6 °C19.4 m: 20.5 °C22.7 m: 20.2 °C26.2 m: 20.0 °C29.9 m: 19.7 °C33.8 m: 19.5 °C37.9 m: 19.3 °C42.1 m: 19.2 °C46.7 m: 19.0 °C51.4 m: 18.9 °C56.3 m: 18.7 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov21.3 °C~12 m
Sun 15 Nov21.0 °C~13 m
Mon 16 Nov20.2 °C~19 m
Tue 17 Nov20.1 °C~24 m
Wed 18 Nov21.1 °C~28 m
Thu 19 Nov21.2 °C~47 m
Fri 20 Nov21.2 °C~47 m
Sat 21 Nov21.2 °C~53 m
Sun 22 Nov21.1 °C~52 m

~4 km model grid; nearest model water 1.6 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at HMS Southwold

HMS Southwold is open to the sea from the NW–SSW, so waves build there when the tramuntana, grigal, lvant, xlokk, nofsinhar and majjistral blow. Land shelters it from the WSW–W.

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

When it's rough here, try X127 (9.1 km, sheltered from the E–SSW, NW–NE), HMS Maori (8.2 km, sheltered from the ESE–SSW, NW–NNW) or Wied iż-Żurrieq (14 km, sheltered from the NW–E).

The water is 22 °C at the surface and warm to about 12 m, so a 7 mm or semi-dry 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: 99.6 km of open waterNNE: 99.5 km of open waterNE: open sea (over 200 km)ENE: open sea (over 200 km)E: 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: 4.0 km of open waterWSW: 2.7 km of open waterW: 2.6 km of open waterWNW: 5.4 km of open waterNW: open sea (over 200 km)NNW: 148.0 km of open waterNESW

Open to NW–SSW. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from WSW–W: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open HMS Southwold on the map35.8720, 14.5979

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 16:30 · weather run 06Z 14 Nov · waves run 00Z 14 Nov

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

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