# Trevose Head: scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Padstow, Cornwall · 50.5440, -5.0420

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 (86/100)
- Waves: 0.5 m
- Wind: 16 kn from S, gusts 21 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 90 | 15:00–17:00 | – | up to 0.5 m | up to 16 kn | 14 °C |
| Sun 15 | Excellent 90 | 10:00–12:00 | – | up to 1.0 m | up to 11 kn | 14 °C |
| Mon 16 | Fair 54 | 14:00–17:00 | surge | up to 1.2 m | up to 15 kn | 14 °C |
| Tue 17 | No-go 0 | 08:00–17:00 | waves | up to 2.9 m | up to 19 kn | 14 °C |
| Wed 18 | No-go 0 | 08:00–17:00 | waves | up to 5.4 m | up to 15 kn | 14 °C |
| Thu 19 | No-go 0 (trend) | 08:00–17:00 | waves | up to 3.9 m | up to 13 kn | 14 °C |
| Fri 20 | No-go 0 (trend) | 08:00–17:00 | waves | up to 2.6 m | up to 6 kn | 13 °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/padstow/trevose-head-reef.

## 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 ~07:36, ~19:56 · Low ~01:31, ~13:54 (bigger tides, range 4.4 m)
- Sun 15: High ~08:16, ~20:35 · Low ~02:10, ~14:37 (range 3.8 m)
- Mon 16: High ~09:07, ~21:27 · Low ~02:52, ~15:20 (range 3.6 m)
- Tue 17: High ~09:58, ~22:36 · Low ~03:43, ~16:32 (smaller tides, range 3.0 m)
- Wed 18: High ~11:12, ~23:50 · Low ~04:53, ~17:36 (smaller tides, range 2.8 m)
- Thu 19: High ~12:20 · Low ~06:01, ~18:43 (smaller tides, range 3.2 m)
- Fri 20: High ~01:03, ~13:30 · Low ~07:06, ~19:43 (range 3.7 m)

## Conditions at Trevose Head

Trevose Head is open to the sea from the **SW–NNE**, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the NE–SSE.

Over the next 7 days it's good or better on Sat and Sun 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/cornwall/padstow/trevose-head-reef)
- [Water temperature in Cornwall](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/united-kingdom/cornwall)
- [Trevose Head on the map](https://scubaforecast.com/map#site=trevose-head-reef)

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