Playa Chica scuba diving weather

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Now · 15:00Excellent

100out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves: 0.4 m
Wind: 9 kn from NNE; gusts 15 · offshore
Water: 23 °C; warm to ~35 m
Suit: 5 mm; whole dive

Tide High ~16:13 · Low ~22:11 · Bigger tides · approximate

Hour by hour today

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Score	Waves	Wind (gusts)	Current	Swell	Tide	Water	Air	Rain	Limited by
100	0.4 m	9 (15 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.1 m · 7 s ↓	↑ rising	22.9 °C	25 °C	–	–
98	0.4 m	10 (17 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.1 m · 7 s ↓	High ~16:13	22.9 °C	24 °C	–	wind
98	0.4 m	10 (17 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.1 m · 7 s ↓	↓ falling	22.9 °C	24 °C	–	wind
99	0.5 m	10 (16 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.1 m · 7 s ↓	↓ falling	22.9 °C	23 °C	–	wind
100	0.4 m	8 (16 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.1 m · 6 s ↓	↓ falling	22.9 °C	22 °C	–	–
100	0.4 m	7 (13 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.1 m · 5 s ↓	↓ falling	22.9 °C	21 °C	–	–
100	0.4 m	6 (11 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.1 m · 4 s ↓	↓ falling	22.9 °C	21 °C	–	–

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

23 °C at the surface, warm to about 35 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	22.8 °C	~35 m
Sun 15 Nov	22.8 °C	~36 m
Mon 16 Nov	22.8 °C	~35 m
Tue 17 Nov	22.7 °C	~37 m
Wed 18 Nov	22.6 °C	~37 m
Thu 19 Nov	22.5 °C	~39 m
Fri 20 Nov	22.6 °C	~35 m
Sat 21 Nov	22.6 °C	~31 m
Sun 22 Nov	22.5 °C	~31 m
Mon 23 Nov	22.4 °C	~39 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 Playa Chica

Playa Chica is open to the sea from the E–SW, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the WNW–ENE.

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

The water is 23 °C at the surface and warm to about 35 m, so a 5 mm wetsuit suits most dives.

Shelter

Open to E–SW. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from WNW–ENE: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Playa Chica on the map28.9180, -13.6675

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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