22 °C at the surface, warm to about 15 m.
- 0–10 m 5 mm wetsuit (down to 21.2 °C)
- 10–40 m 7 mm or semi-dry (down to 19.6 °C)
Model estimate (Copernicus Marine), updated Sat 14 Nov. High confidence.
St Michael scuba diving weather
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Hour by hour today
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| Time | Score | Waves | Wind (gusts) | Current | Swell | Water | Air | Rain | Limited by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.8 m | 1 (3 kn) ↓ | 0.1 kn | 0.5 m · 5 s ↓ | 21.7 °C | 22 °C | – | waves | ||
| 0.8 m | 1 (3 kn) ↓ | 0.1 kn | 0.5 m · 5 s ↓ | 21.7 °C | 21 °C | – | waves | ||
| 0.7 m | 2 (2 kn) ↓ | 0.1 kn | 0.5 m · 5 s ↓ | 21.6 °C | 21 °C | – | waves | ||
| 0.7 m | 2 (2 kn) ↓ | 0.2 kn | 0.5 m · 5 s ↓ | 21.6 °C | 20 °C | – | – | ||
| 0.7 m | 2 (2 kn) ↓ | 0.2 kn | 0.5 m · 5 s ↓ | 21.5 °C | 20 °C | – | – | ||
| 0.7 m | 1 (2 kn) ↓ | 0.2 kn | 0.5 m · 5 s ↓ | 21.5 °C | 19 °C | – | – |
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 19 m.
- 0–10 m 5 mm wetsuit (down to 21.2 °C)
- 10–40 m 7 mm or semi-dry (down to 19.3 °C)
Model estimate (Copernicus Marine), updated Sat 14 Nov. High confidence.
21 °C at the surface, warm to about 20 m.
Suit: 7 mm or semi-dry for the whole dive.
Model estimate (Copernicus Marine), updated Sat 14 Nov. High confidence.
20 °C at the surface, warm to about 27 m.
Suit: 7 mm or semi-dry for the whole dive.
Model estimate (Copernicus Marine), updated Sat 14 Nov. Medium confidence.
21 °C at the surface, warm to about 32 m.
Suit: 7 mm or semi-dry for the whole dive.
Model estimate (Copernicus Marine), updated Sat 14 Nov. Medium confidence.
21 °C at the surface, warm to about 52 m.
Suit: 5 mm wetsuit for the whole dive.
Model estimate (Copernicus Marine), updated Sat 14 Nov. Trend only.
21 °C at the surface, warm to about 46 m.
- 0–30 m 5 mm wetsuit (down to 21.1 °C)
- 30–40 m 7 mm or semi-dry (down to 20.9 °C)
Model estimate (Copernicus Marine), updated Sat 14 Nov. Trend only.
21 °C at the surface, warm to about 56 m.
Suit: 5 mm wetsuit for the whole dive.
Model estimate (Copernicus Marine), updated Sat 14 Nov. Trend only.
21 °C at the surface, warm to about 51 m.
- 0–30 m 5 mm wetsuit (down to 21.1 °C)
- 30–40 m 7 mm or semi-dry (down to 21.0 °C)
Model estimate (Copernicus Marine), updated Sat 14 Nov. Trend only.
Temperature profile and next days
| Day | Surface | Warm to |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 14 Nov | 21.5 °C | ~15 m |
| Sun 15 Nov | 21.4 °C | ~19 m |
| Mon 16 Nov | 20.9 °C | ~20 m |
| Tue 17 Nov | 20.4 °C | ~27 m |
| Wed 18 Nov | 20.7 °C | ~32 m |
| Thu 19 Nov | 21.2 °C | ~52 m |
| Fri 20 Nov | 21.2 °C | ~46 m |
| Sat 21 Nov | 21.1 °C | ~56 m |
| Sun 22 Nov | 21.1 °C | ~51 m |
~4 km model grid; nearest model water 2 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.
Conditions at St Michael
St Michael is open to the sea from the NNW–S, so waves build there when the tramuntana, grigal, lvant, xlokk and nofsinhar blow.
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 (7.6 km, sheltered from the E–S, NNW–NE), Wied iż-Żurrieq (12 km, sheltered from the NNW–E) or HMS Maori (6.8 km, sheltered from the ESE–S, NNW).
The water is 22 °C at the surface and warm to about 15 m, so a 5 mm wetsuit suits most dives.
Shelter
Open to NNW–S. Waves and swell from there reach the site.
Sheltered from SSW–NW: land blocks the waves.
Computed from the OpenStreetMap coastline. Wind itself is not reduced by shelter.
Location
Open St Michael on the map35.8661, 14.5760Nearby 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.
Water temperature in Malta (main island)
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