# Gyllyngvase Beach: scuba diving weather

Shore dive · Falmouth, Cornwall · 50.1440, -5.0645

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: Excellent (80/100)
- Waves: 1.0 m
- Wind: 11 kn from SSE, gusts 19 kn
- Water: 14 °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 | Excellent 81 | 15:00–17:00 | – | up to 1.0 m | up to 11 kn | 14 °C |
| Sun 15 | Good 75 | 08:00–11:00 | – | up to 1.1 m | up to 9 kn | 14 °C |
| Mon 16 | Excellent 100 | 08:00–15:00 | – | up to 0.7 m | up to 11 kn | 14 °C |
| Tue 17 | Poor 35 | 08:00–10:00 | waves | up to 1.2 m | up to 17 kn | 14 °C |
| Wed 18 | Fair 41 | 11:00–15:00 | waves | up to 1.3 m | up to 16 kn | 14 °C |
| Thu 19 | No-go 19 (trend) | 14:00–17:00 | waves | up to 1.8 m | up to 11 kn | 14 °C |
| Fri 20 | Excellent 90 (trend) | 11:00–14:00 | – | up to 1.0 m | up to 1 kn | 14 °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/cornwall/falmouth/gyllyngvase-beach.

## 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 ~07:27, ~19:47 · Low ~01:39, ~14:00 (bigger tides, range 3.3 m)
- Sun 15: High ~08:06, ~20:23 · Low ~02:12, ~14:41 (range 2.9 m)
- Mon 16: High ~09:00, ~21:10 · Low ~02:46, ~15:14 (range 2.8 m)
- Tue 17: High ~09:46, ~22:21 · Low ~03:33, ~16:19 (smaller tides, range 2.4 m)
- Wed 18: High ~10:52, ~23:30 · Low ~04:35, ~17:37 (smaller tides, range 2.2 m)
- Thu 19: High ~12:02 · Low ~06:05, ~18:57 (range 2.5 m)
- Fri 20: High ~00:45, ~13:12 · Low ~07:18, ~19:58 (range 2.8 m)

## Conditions at Gyllyngvase Beach

Gyllyngvase Beach is open to the sea from the **ESE–SSE**, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the SW–ENE.

Over the next 7 days it's good or better on Sat, Sun and Mon. Thu and Fri are only a trend so far.

The water stays warm past 8 m.

## Links

- [Forecast page with hourly detail](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-kingdom/cornwall/falmouth/gyllyngvase-beach)
- [Water temperature in Cornwall](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/united-kingdom/cornwall)
- [Gyllyngvase Beach on the map](https://scubaforecast.com/map#site=gyllyngvase-beach)

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