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Pelican Rock scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur · Show on map

Now · 08:00Excellent

85out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves
1.1 m
Wind
3 kn from NNE
gusts 6 · offshore
Water
29 °C
warm to ~49 m
Suit
Rash guard
whole dive

Tide High ~09:37 · Low ~17:42 · Bigger tides · approximate

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellTideLimited by
851.1 m3 (6 kn) ↓0.9 kn0.4 m · 12 s ↓↑ risingwaves
851.1 m3 (8 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.4 m · 12 s ↓High ~09:37waves
841.1 m3 (10 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.4 m · 12 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
841.1 m5 (12 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.4 m · 12 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
831.1 m7 (15 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.4 m · 12 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
841.1 m8 (17 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.4 m · 12 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
841.1 m7 (17 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.4 m · 12 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
841.1 m5 (16 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.4 m · 12 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
821.1 m4 (12 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.4 m · 12 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
821.1 m2 (10 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.4 m · 12 s ↓Low ~17:42waves
811.1 m1 (6 kn) ↓0.9 kn0.4 m · 12 s ↓↑ risingwaves
811.1 m4 (6 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.4 m · 12 s ↓↑ risingwaves
811.1 m6 (10 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.4 m · 12 s ↓↑ risingwaves
801.1 m6 (11 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.4 m · 12 s ↓↑ risingwaves

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

29 °C at the surface, warm to about 49 m.

Suit: Rash guard or 1–2 mm 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 29.4 °C, warm layer to about 49 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m28°30°0.5 m: 29.4 °C1.5 m: 29.4 °C2.6 m: 29.4 °C3.8 m: 29.4 °C5.1 m: 29.4 °C6.4 m: 29.4 °C7.9 m: 29.4 °C9.6 m: 29.4 °C11.4 m: 29.4 °C13.5 m: 29.4 °C15.8 m: 29.4 °C18.5 m: 29.4 °C21.6 m: 29.4 °C25.2 m: 29.4 °C29.4 m: 29.3 °C34.4 m: 29.3 °C40.3 m: 29.3 °C47.4 m: 29.1 °C55.8 m: 28.2 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov29.4 °C~49 m
Sun 15 Nov29.3 °C~43 m
Mon 16 Nov29.3 °C~41 m
Tue 17 Nov29.2 °C~41 m
Wed 18 Nov29.1 °C~42 m
Thu 19 Nov29.1 °C~42 m
Fri 20 Nov28.9 °C~38 m
Sat 21 Nov28.8 °C~38 m
Sun 22 Nov28.6 °C~37 m
Mon 23 Nov28.5 °C~40 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 5.9 km away, so channels and bays may differ. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Pelican Rock

Pelican Rock is open to the sea from the ENE–ESE, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the SE–NNE.

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

The water is 29 °C at the surface and warm to about 49 m, so a rash guard or 1–2 mm 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: 1.7 km of open waterNNE: 2.2 km of open waterNE: 3.2 km of open waterENE: open sea (over 200 km)E: open sea (over 200 km)ESE: open sea (over 200 km)SE: 0.6 km of open waterSSE: 0.4 km of open waterS: 0.3 km of open waterSSW: 0.2 km of open waterSW: 0.2 km of open waterWSW: 0.4 km of open waterW: 0.8 km of open waterWNW: 1.1 km of open waterNW: 1.2 km of open waterNNW: 1.4 km of open waterNESW

Open to ENE–ESE. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from SE–NNE: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Pelican Rock on the map22.8789, -109.8984

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 08:30 · 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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