# Girdle Ness Lighthouse: scuba diving weather

Shore dive · Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire · 57.1403, -2.0505

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 15:30 (Europe/London). Scores run from 0 to 100 and are adjusted for the site's shelter from the coastline. Times are local.

## Now

- Diving: Good (78/100)
- Waves: 0.3 m
- Wind: 13 kn from SSW, gusts 22 kn (offshore)
- Water: 12 °C at the surface
- Suit: 7 mm with hood, or drysuit

## 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 78 | 15:00–16:00 | – | up to 0.3 m | up to 13 kn | 12 °C |
| Sun 15 | Excellent 98 | 09:00–10:00 | – | up to 0.6 m | up to 9 kn | 11 °C |
| Mon 16 | Excellent 93 | 11:00–16:00 | – | up to 0.8 m | up to 12 kn | 11 °C |
| Tue 17 | No-go 0 | 08:00–16:00 | waves | up to 2.4 m | up to 19 kn | 11 °C |
| Wed 18 | No-go 0 | 08:00–16:00 | waves | up to 1.9 m | up to 10 kn | 11 °C |
| Thu 19 | Fair 49 (trend) | 08:00–16:00 | waves | up to 1.3 m | up to 13 kn | 11 °C |
| Fri 20 | Fair 48 (trend) | 09:00–16:00 | surge | up to 1.1 m | up to 6 kn | 11 °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/united-kingdom/aberdeenshire/aberdeen/girdle-ness-lighthouse.

## 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 ~04:04, ~16:16 · Low ~09:50, ~22:28 (bigger tides, range 2.4 m)
- Sun 15: High ~04:45, ~17:00 · Low ~10:23, ~23:19 (range 2.2 m)
- Mon 16: High ~05:38, ~18:00 · Low ~11:24 (smaller tides, range 1.7 m)
- Tue 17: High ~06:51, ~18:56 · Low ~00:16, ~12:24 (range 2.1 m)
- Wed 18: High ~07:48, ~20:02 · Low ~01:28, ~13:42 (smaller tides, range 1.7 m)
- Thu 19: High ~08:57, ~21:00 · Low ~02:33, ~14:45 (range 2.0 m)
- Fri 20: High ~09:53, ~21:57 · Low ~03:28, ~15:48 (bigger tides, range 2.3 m)

## Conditions at Girdle Ness Lighthouse

Girdle Ness Lighthouse is open to the sea from the **NNE–SE**, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the SSE–NW.

Over the next 7 days it's good or better on Sat, Sun and Mon and a no-go on Tue and Wed (waves). Thu and Fri are only a trend so far.

The water stays warm past 29 m.

## Links

- [Forecast page with hourly detail](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-kingdom/aberdeenshire/aberdeen/girdle-ness-lighthouse)
- [Water temperature in Aberdeenshire](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/united-kingdom/aberdeenshire)
- [Girdle Ness Lighthouse on the map](https://scubaforecast.com/map#site=girdle-ness-lighthouse)

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