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Islas Formigues scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Palamós, Catalonia · Show on map

Now · 16:00Excellent

99out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves
0.7 m
Wind
6 kn from S
gusts 9
Water
18 °C
warm to ~54 m
Suit
7 mm
whole dive

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellLimited by
990.7 m6 (9 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓waves
990.7 m7 (11 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓waves
1000.7 m7 (11 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓–
1000.7 m7 (11 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓–
990.7 m7 (11 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓waves
990.7 m8 (12 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓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.

Water at depth

18 °C at the surface, warm to about 54 m.

Suit: 7 mm or semi-dry 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 18.3 °C, warm layer to about 54 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m16°18°20°1.0 m: 18.3 °C3.2 m: 18.3 °C5.5 m: 18.3 °C7.9 m: 18.3 °C10.5 m: 18.3 °C13.3 m: 18.3 °C16.3 m: 18.3 °C19.4 m: 18.3 °C22.7 m: 18.3 °C26.2 m: 18.2 °C29.9 m: 18.2 °C33.8 m: 18.2 °C37.9 m: 18.1 °C42.1 m: 18.1 °C46.7 m: 18.1 °C51.4 m: 17.9 °C56.3 m: 17.7 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov18.3 °C~54 m
Sun 15 Nov18.5 °C~48 m
Mon 16 Nov18.6 °C~38 m
Tue 17 Nov18.0 °C~25 m
Wed 18 Nov17.5 °C~56 m
Thu 19 Nov17.5 °C~56 m
Fri 20 Nov17.5 °C~56 m
Sat 21 Nov17.4 °C~54 m
Sun 22 Nov17.5 °C~43 m

~4 km model grid; nearest model water 3 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Islas Formigues

Islas Formigues is open to the sea from the NNE–SW, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the W–N.

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

The water is 18 °C at the surface and warm to about 54 m, so a 7 mm or semi-dry 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: 3.0 km of open waterNNE: open sea (over 200 km)NE: open sea (over 200 km)ENE: open sea (over 200 km)E: open sea (over 200 km)ESE: open sea (over 200 km)SE: open sea (over 200 km)SSE: open sea (over 200 km)S: open sea (over 200 km)SSW: open sea (over 200 km)SW: open sea (over 200 km)WSW: 4.5 km of open waterW: 2.0 km of open waterWNW: 1.2 km of open waterNW: 1.3 km of open waterNNW: 1.6 km of open waterNESW

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

Sheltered from W–N: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Islas Formigues on the map41.8625, 3.1865

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 16:30 · weather run 06Z 14 Nov · waves run 00Z 14 Nov

Waves are adjusted for this site's shelter from the coastline.

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