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Playa Flamingo scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Lanzarote, Canary Islands · Show on map

Now · 15:00Excellent

97out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves
0.8 m
Wind
5 kn from ENE
gusts 10 · offshore
Water
23 °C
warm to ~31 m
Suit
5 mm
whole dive

Tide High ~16:12 · Low ~22:12 · Bigger tides · approximate

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellTideLimited by
970.8 m5 (10 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.2 m · 8 s ↓↑ risingwaves
970.8 m8 (12 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.2 m · 8 s ↓High ~16:12waves
930.8 m11 (17 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.2 m · 8 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
950.8 m10 (17 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.2 m · 8 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
970.8 m8 (16 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.3 m · 8 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
980.8 m6 (14 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.3 m · 7 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
990.7 m5 (12 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.3 m · 7 s ↓↓ fallingwaves

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 31 m.

Suit: 5 mm wetsuit for the whole dive.

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 22.7 °C, warm layer to about 31 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m20°22°24°0.5 m: 22.7 °C1.5 m: 22.7 °C2.6 m: 22.7 °C3.8 m: 22.7 °C5.1 m: 22.7 °C6.4 m: 22.7 °C7.9 m: 22.7 °C9.6 m: 22.7 °C11.4 m: 22.6 °C13.5 m: 22.6 °C15.8 m: 22.6 °C18.5 m: 22.6 °C21.6 m: 22.5 °C25.2 m: 22.4 °C29.4 m: 22.3 °C34.4 m: 22.0 °C40.3 m: 21.7 °C47.4 m: 21.2 °C55.8 m: 20.7 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov22.7 °C~31 m
Sun 15 Nov22.7 °C~34 m
Mon 16 Nov22.7 °C~35 m
Tue 17 Nov22.7 °C~39 m
Wed 18 Nov22.6 °C~40 m
Thu 19 Nov22.6 °C~41 m
Fri 20 Nov22.7 °C~38 m
Sat 21 Nov22.7 °C~33 m
Sun 22 Nov22.6 °C~31 m
Mon 23 Nov22.5 °C~35 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 7.3 km away, so channels and bays may differ. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Playa Flamingo

Playa Flamingo is open to the sea from the ESE–SSE, SW–W, 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 31 m, so a 5 mm wetsuit 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: 0.3 km of open waterNE: 0.3 km of open waterENE: 0.6 km of open waterE: 4.2 km of open waterESE: open sea (over 200 km)SE: 139.6 km of open waterSSE: 158.2 km of open waterS: 14.9 km of open waterSSW: 11.9 km of open waterSW: 20.9 km of open waterWSW: open sea (over 200 km)W: open sea (over 200 km)WNW: 1.8 km of open waterNW: 1.0 km of open waterNNW: 0.4 km of open waterNESW

Open to ESE–SSE, SW–W. 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 Flamingo on the map28.8558, -13.8415

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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