# Las Nieves (Las Merinas): scuba diving weather

Shore dive · Gran Canaria, Canary Islands · 28.1015, -15.7150

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: Good (67/100)
- Waves: 1.0 m
- Wind: 12 kn from NE, gusts 20 kn (offshore)
- 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 | Good 68 | 15:00–19:00 | – | up to 1.0 m | up to 12 kn | 24 °C |
| Sun 15 | Good 72 | 08:00–19:00 | – | up to 1.0 m | up to 12 kn | 24 °C |
| Mon 16 | Excellent 96 | 08:00–19:00 | – | up to 0.9 m | up to 10 kn | 23 °C |
| Tue 17 | Excellent 100 | 08:00–19:00 | – | up to 0.7 m | up to 10 kn | 23 °C |
| Wed 18 | Excellent 97 | 08:00–14:00 | – | up to 0.8 m | up to 11 kn | 23 °C |
| Thu 19 | No-go 0 (trend) | 08:00–19:00 | surge | up to 1.4 m | up to 7 kn | 23 °C |
| Fri 20 | No-go 0 (trend) | 08:00–19:00 | surge | up to 1.7 m | up to 5 kn | 23 °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/playa-de-las-nieves-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 ~03:33, ~15:55 · Low ~09:52, ~21:51 (bigger tides, range 1.3 m)
- Sun 15: High ~04:20, ~16:48 · Low ~10:49, ~22:43 (range 1.1 m)
- Mon 16: High ~05:16, ~18:00 · Low ~11:48, ~23:45 (smaller tides, range 0.9 m)
- Tue 17: High ~06:24, ~19:15 · Low ~13:00 (smaller tides, range 0.9 m)
- Wed 18: High ~07:33, ~20:33 · Low ~01:06, ~14:12 (smaller tides, range 0.9 m)
- Thu 19: High ~08:42, ~21:30 · Low ~02:21, ~15:09 (range 1.1 m)
- Fri 20: High ~09:34, ~22:15 · Low ~03:21, ~15:52 (bigger tides, range 1.4 m)

## Conditions at Las Nieves (Las Merinas)

Las Nieves (Las Merinas) is open to the sea from the **WSW–N**, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the NNE–S.

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 [Caleta de Abajo](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/spain/canary-islands/gran-canaria/caleta-de-abajo-gran-canaria) (8.2 km, sheltered from the WSW–WNW).

The water is warm to about 38 m.

## Links

- [Forecast page with hourly detail](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/spain/canary-islands/gran-canaria/playa-de-las-nieves-gran-canaria)
- [Water temperature in Canary Islands](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/spain/canary-islands)
- [Las Nieves (Las Merinas) on the map](https://scubaforecast.com/map#site=playa-de-las-nieves-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.