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Paradise Reef scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Cozumel, Quintana Roo · Show on map

Now · 10:00Excellent

100out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves
0.1 m
Wind
5 kn from ENE
gusts 14 · offshore
Water
29 °C
warm to ~48 m
Suit
Rash guard
whole dive

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellLimited by
1000.1 m5 (14 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.1 m · 6 s ↓–
1000.1 m4 (12 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.1 m · 6 s ↓–
1000.1 m6 (15 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.1 m · 6 s ↓–
1000.1 m8 (18 kn) ↓0.9 kn0.1 m · 6 s ↓–
1000.2 m7 (19 kn) ↓0.9 kn0.1 m · 6 s ↓–
1000.2 m6 (17 kn) ↓0.9 kn0.1 m · 6 s ↓–
1000.2 m7 (17 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.1 m · 6 s ↓–
990.2 m8 (17 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.1 m · 6 s ↓current
990.2 m8 (17 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.1 m · 6 s ↓current
990.2 m8 (15 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.1 m · 6 s ↓current
990.2 m8 (15 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.1 m · 6 s ↓current
990.2 m8 (16 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.0 m · 6 s ↓current

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

29 °C at the surface, warm to about 48 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 29.2 °C, warm layer to about 48 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m28°30°0.5 m: 29.2 °C1.5 m: 29.2 °C2.6 m: 29.2 °C3.8 m: 29.2 °C5.1 m: 29.2 °C6.4 m: 29.2 °C7.9 m: 29.2 °C9.6 m: 29.2 °C11.4 m: 29.2 °C13.5 m: 29.2 °C15.8 m: 29.2 °C18.5 m: 29.2 °C21.6 m: 29.2 °C25.2 m: 29.1 °C29.4 m: 29.1 °C34.4 m: 29.0 °C40.3 m: 28.9 °C47.4 m: 28.7 °C55.8 m: 28.5 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov29.2 °C~48 m
Sun 15 Nov29.1 °C~55 m
Mon 16 Nov29.1 °C~56 m
Tue 17 Nov29.0 °C~55 m
Wed 18 Nov29.0 °C~56 m
Thu 19 Nov28.9 °C~56 m
Fri 20 Nov28.9 °C~56 m
Sat 21 Nov28.9 °C~56 m
Sun 22 Nov28.9 °C~54 m
Mon 23 Nov28.9 °C~56 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 3 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Paradise Reef

Paradise Reef is open to the sea from the SW–WNW, NNW–NNE, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the NE–S.

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

When it's rough here, try Jardines (19 km, sheltered from the WSW–WNW, NNW–NNE).

The water is 29 °C at the surface and warm to about 48 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: 27.8 km of open waterNNE: open sea (over 200 km)NE: 1.4 km of open waterENE: 0.5 km of open waterE: 0.3 km of open waterESE: 0.3 km of open waterSE: 0.5 km of open waterSSE: 0.4 km of open waterS: 0.6 km of open waterSSW: 3.4 km of open waterSW: 73.2 km of open waterWSW: 42.1 km of open waterW: 29.1 km of open waterWNW: 20.6 km of open waterNW: 18.5 km of open waterNNW: 20.7 km of open waterNESW

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

Sheltered from NE–S: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Paradise Reef on the map20.4696, -86.9822

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 10:30 · 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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