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Lagoon Mounding scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Paje, Zanzibar · Show on map

Now · 18:00Excellent

84out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves
0.4 m
Wind
7 kn from E
gusts 15
Water
29 °C
warm to ~15 m
Suit
Rash guard
to ~10 m

Tide High ~18:45 · Low ~00:33 · Bigger tides · approximate

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellTideLimited by
840.4 m7 (15 kn) ↓1.5 kn0.3 m · 4 s ↓High ~18:45current
790.4 m6 (13 kn) ↓1.6 kn0.3 m · 4 s ↓↓ fallingcurrent
790.4 m6 (11 kn) ↓1.6 kn0.3 m · 4 s ↓↓ fallingcurrent
790.4 m5 (10 kn) ↓1.6 kn0.3 m · 4 s ↓↓ fallingcurrent

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

29 °C at the surface, warm to about 15 m.

  • 0–10 m Rash guard or 1–2 mm (down to 28.2 °C)
  • 10–40 m 3 mm wetsuit (down to 26.6 °C)

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 28.5 °C, warm layer to about 15 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m24°26°28°30°0.5 m: 28.5 °C1.5 m: 28.5 °C2.6 m: 28.4 °C3.8 m: 28.4 °C5.1 m: 28.4 °C6.4 m: 28.3 °C7.9 m: 28.3 °C9.6 m: 28.2 °C11.4 m: 28.2 °C13.5 m: 28.1 °C15.8 m: 28.0 °C18.5 m: 27.8 °C21.6 m: 27.7 °C25.2 m: 27.6 °C29.4 m: 27.3 °C34.4 m: 27.2 °C40.3 m: 26.6 °C47.4 m: 26.1 °C55.8 m: 25.7 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov28.5 °C~15 m
Sun 15 Nov28.6 °C~8 m
Mon 16 Nov28.6 °C~7 m
Tue 17 Nov28.3 °C~8 m
Wed 18 Nov28.5 °C~13 m
Thu 19 Nov28.6 °C~22 m
Fri 20 Nov28.4 °C~44 m
Sat 21 Nov28.3 °C~51 m
Sun 22 Nov28.3 °C~47 m
Mon 23 Nov28.3 °C~24 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 4.2 km away, so channels and bays may differ. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Lagoon Mounding

Lagoon Mounding is open to the sea from the N–SSE, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the SSW–WNW.

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

The water is 29 °C at the surface and warm to about 15 m, so a rash guard or 1–2 mm 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: open sea (over 200 km)NNE: 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: 5.4 km of open waterSSW: 2.8 km of open waterSW: 2.1 km of open waterWSW: 1.7 km of open waterW: 1.9 km of open waterWNW: 2.4 km of open waterNW: 3.2 km of open waterNNW: 6.6 km of open waterNESW

Open to N–SSE. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from SSW–WNW: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Lagoon Mounding on the map-6.2944, 39.5564

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 18:30 · 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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