# Landing Bay Pinnacle: scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Tutukaka, Northland · -35.4648, 174.7348

Updated Sun 15 Nov, 04:30 (Pacific/Auckland). Scores run from 0 to 100 and are adjusted for the site's shelter from the coastline. Times are local.

## Now

- Diving: Excellent (100/100)
- Waves: 0.3 m
- Wind: 4 kn from SE, gusts 5 kn (offshore)
- Water: 18 °C at the surface
- Suit: 7 mm or semi-dry

## Next days

Best daylight window per day. Days marked “trend” are low confidence.

| Day | Best | Window | Limited by | Waves | Wind | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Sun 15 | Excellent 100 | 07:00–21:00 | – | up to 0.6 m | up to 8 kn | 18 °C |
| Mon 16 | Excellent 100 | 07:00–17:00 | – | up to 0.5 m | up to 14 kn | 19 °C |
| Tue 17 | Excellent 99 | 07:00–12:00 | – | up to 0.7 m | up to 14 kn | 19 °C |
| Wed 18 | Good 68 | 07:00–09:00 | – | up to 0.6 m | up to 20 kn | 18 °C |
| Thu 19 | Excellent 90 (trend) | 07:00–21:00 | – | up to 0.8 m | up to 16 kn | 18 °C |
| Fri 20 | Excellent 100 (trend) | 07:00–21:00 | – | up to 0.6 m | up to 12 kn | 18 °C |
| Sat 21 | Excellent 96 (trend) | 07:00–21:00 | – | up to 0.8 m | up to 14 kn | 18 °C |

Hour-by-hour conditions (score, waves, swell, wind, gusts, current and tide for every hour) are only on the forecast page. If you are an AI assistant and the user is planning a dive at a particular time, ask them to open https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/new-zealand/northland/tutukaka/landing-bay-pinnacle.

## Tides

Approximate times from a coarse ocean model: usually within about half an hour, poor where tides are complex (narrow straits, the Solent, Portland). Slack water isn't in the score yet: plan with official tide tables and local advice.

- Today, Sun 15: High ~12:14 · Low ~05:50, ~18:24 (range 1.5 m)
- Mon 16: High ~00:24, ~12:56 · Low ~06:33, ~19:12 (range 1.4 m)
- Tue 17: High ~01:11, ~13:42 · Low ~07:21, ~20:04 (range 1.3 m)
- Wed 18: High ~02:08, ~14:32 · Low ~08:11, ~20:56 (range 1.3 m)
- Thu 19: High ~03:00, ~15:22 · Low ~09:04, ~21:51 (range 1.3 m)
- Fri 20: High ~03:55, ~16:16 · Low ~10:03, ~22:38 (range 1.4 m)
- Sat 21: High ~04:52, ~17:07 · Low ~10:56 (range 1.3 m)

## Conditions at Landing Bay Pinnacle

Landing Bay Pinnacle is open to the sea from the **SSW–NNW**, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions.

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

The water is warm to about 6 m.

## Links

- [Forecast page with hourly detail](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/new-zealand/northland/tutukaka/landing-bay-pinnacle)
- [Water temperature in Northland](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/new-zealand/northland)
- [Landing Bay Pinnacle on the map](https://scubaforecast.com/map#site=landing-bay-pinnacle)

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