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Lighthouse reef scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Malapascua, Cebu · Show on map

Now · 23:00Excellent

97out of 100

Waves
0.1 m
Wind
11 kn from ENE
gusts 15 · offshore
Water
30 °C
warm to ~16 m
Suit
Rash guard
to ~29 m

Tide High ~01:26 · Low ~08:51 · Smaller tides · approximate

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellTideLimited by
970.2 m11 (15 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.0 m · 3 s ↓↑ risingwind

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

30 °C at the surface, warm to about 16 m.

Suit: Rash guard or 1–2 mm down to ~29 m.

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 29.9 °C, warm layer to about 16 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m28°30°0.5 m: 29.9 °C1.5 m: 29.9 °C2.6 m: 29.9 °C3.8 m: 29.9 °C5.1 m: 29.9 °C6.4 m: 29.8 °C7.9 m: 29.8 °C9.6 m: 29.8 °C11.4 m: 29.7 °C13.5 m: 29.5 °C15.8 m: 29.4 °C18.5 m: 29.4 °C21.6 m: 29.3 °C25.2 m: 29.3 °C29.4 m: 29.3 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov29.9 °C~16 m
Sun 15 Nov30.0 °C~16 m
Mon 16 Nov29.9 °C~17 m
Tue 17 Nov30.0 °C~15 m
Wed 18 Nov29.9 °C~17 m
Thu 19 Nov29.8 °C~18 m
Fri 20 Nov29.8 °C~19 m
Sat 21 Nov29.9 °C~19 m
Sun 22 Nov29.7 °C~26 m
Mon 23 Nov29.6 °C~24 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 2 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Lighthouse reef

Lighthouse reef is open to the sea from the S–SSW, WSW–NW, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the NNW–SSE.

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 Ka Osting (1.1 km, sheltered from the S–SSW, WSW–WNW).

The water is 30 °C at the surface and warm to about 16 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: 0.4 km of open waterNNE: 0.4 km of open waterNE: 0.3 km of open waterENE: 0.3 km of open waterE: 0.3 km of open waterESE: 0.5 km of open waterSE: 0.8 km of open waterSSE: 1.0 km of open waterS: 139.0 km of open waterSSW: 21.3 km of open waterSW: 10.1 km of open waterWSW: 40.0 km of open waterW: 22.9 km of open waterWNW: open sea (over 200 km)NW: 117.9 km of open waterNNW: 0.6 km of open waterNESW

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

Sheltered from NNW–SSE: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Lighthouse reef on the map11.3422, 124.1098

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 23:30 · 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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