El Bajón scuba diving weather

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Now · 15:00Good

70out of 100

Good conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves: 1.1 m
Wind: 4 kn from ESE; gusts 10
Water: 24 °C; warm to ~41 m
Suit: 5 mm; whole dive

Tide High ~15:43 · Low ~21:40 · Bigger tides · approximate

Hour by hour today

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Score	Waves	Wind (gusts)	Current	Swell	Tide	Water	Air	Rain	Limited by
70	1.1 m	4 (10 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	0.8 m · 7 s ↓	High ~15:43	24.0 °C	24 °C	–	waves
71	1.1 m	5 (9 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.8 m · 7 s ↓	↓ falling	24.0 °C	24 °C	–	waves
74	1.1 m	5 (10 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.8 m · 7 s ↓	↓ falling	24.0 °C	23 °C	–	waves
95	0.8 m	5 (10 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.2 m · 8 s ↓	↓ falling	24.0 °C	23 °C	–	waves
95	0.9 m	6 (11 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.2 m · 8 s ↓	↓ falling	24.0 °C	22 °C	–	waves
95	0.8 m	6 (12 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.2 m · 8 s ↓	↓ falling	24.0 °C	21 °C	–	waves
79	1.1 m	6 (12 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.7 m · 8 s ↓	Low ~21:40	24.0 °C	21 °C	–	waves

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

24 °C at the surface, warm to about 41 m.

Suit: 5 mm wetsuit for the whole dive.

Model estimate (Copernicus Marine), updated Sat 14 Nov. High confidence.

Temperature profile and next days

Day	Surface	Warm to
Sat 14 Nov	24.1 °C	~41 m
Sun 15 Nov	24.1 °C	~39 m
Mon 16 Nov	24.0 °C	~40 m
Tue 17 Nov	24.0 °C	~39 m
Wed 18 Nov	23.9 °C	~41 m
Thu 19 Nov	23.9 °C	~40 m
Fri 20 Nov	23.9 °C	~41 m
Sat 21 Nov	23.9 °C	~42 m
Sun 22 Nov	24.0 °C	~44 m
Mon 23 Nov	24.1 °C	~44 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 6.2 km away, so channels and bays may differ. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at El Bajón

El Bajón is open to the sea from the ENE–WNW, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions.

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

The water is 24 °C at the surface and warm to about 41 m, so a 5 mm wetsuit suits most dives.

Shelter

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

Sheltered from NW–NE: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open El Bajón on the map27.6354, -17.9894

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 15:30 · 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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