# El Cabrón: scuba diving weather

Shore dive · Gran Canaria, Canary Islands · 27.8705, -15.3840

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 15:30 (Atlantic/Canary). Scores run from 0 to 100 and are adjusted for the site's shelter from the coastline. Times are local.

## Now

- Diving: Excellent (95/100)
- Waves: 0.6 m
- Wind: 12 kn from NNE, gusts 19 kn
- Water: 24 °C at the surface
- Suit: 5 mm wetsuit

## Next days

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

| Day | Best | Window | Limited by | Waves | Wind | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Sat 14 | Excellent 95 | 15:00–19:00 | – | up to 0.6 m | up to 13 kn | 24 °C |
| Sun 15 | Excellent 97 | 09:00–16:00 | – | up to 0.6 m | up to 13 kn | 24 °C |
| Mon 16 | Excellent 100 | 09:00–19:00 | – | up to 0.7 m | up to 11 kn | 24 °C |
| Tue 17 | Excellent 96 | 08:00–19:00 | – | up to 0.7 m | up to 13 kn | 24 °C |
| Wed 18 | Excellent 96 | 08:00–11:00 | – | up to 0.8 m | up to 9 kn | 24 °C |
| Thu 19 | Excellent 98 (trend) | 16:00–19:00 | – | up to 0.8 m | up to 9 kn | 24 °C |
| Fri 20 | Excellent 98 (trend) | 16:00–19:00 | – | up to 0.8 m | up to 6 kn | 24 °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/spain/canary-islands/gran-canaria/el-cabron-gran-canaria.

## 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, Sat 14: High ~03:34, ~15:55 · Low ~09:51, ~21:50 (bigger tides, range 1.2 m)
- Sun 15: High ~04:23, ~16:48 · Low ~10:45, ~22:43 (smaller tides, range 1.0 m)
- Mon 16: High ~05:13, ~17:52 · Low ~11:42, ~23:51 (smaller tides, range 0.9 m)
- Tue 17: High ~06:24, ~19:17 · Low ~13:06 (smaller tides, range 0.9 m)
- Wed 18: High ~07:37, ~20:30 · Low ~01:07, ~14:12 (smaller tides, range 0.9 m)
- Thu 19: High ~08:40, ~21:30 · Low ~02:24, ~15:10 (range 1.1 m)
- Fri 20: High ~09:38, ~22:15 · Low ~03:23, ~15:56 (bigger tides, range 1.3 m)

## Conditions at El Cabrón

El Cabrón is open to the sea from the **NNE–S**, 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 warm to about 37 m.

## Links

- [Forecast page with hourly detail](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/spain/canary-islands/gran-canaria/el-cabron-gran-canaria)
- [Water temperature in Canary Islands](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/spain/canary-islands)
- [El Cabrón on the map](https://scubaforecast.com/map#site=el-cabron-gran-canaria)

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Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Temperature at depth generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.