# Runnel Stone: scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Penzance, Cornwall · 50.0169, -5.6668

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: Fair (58/100), limited by waves
- Waves: 1.1 m
- Wind: 16 kn from SSE, 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 | Good 63 | 15:00–17:00 | – | up to 1.1 m | up to 16 kn | 14 °C |
| Sun 15 | Poor 23 | 08:00–10:00 | waves | up to 1.6 m | up to 14 kn | 14 °C |
| Mon 16 | No-go 12 | 11:00–17:00 | surge | up to 2.2 m | up to 21 kn | 14 °C |
| Tue 17 | No-go 0 | 08:00–17:00 | waves | up to 3.7 m | up to 25 kn | 14 °C |
| Wed 18 | No-go 0 | 08:00–17:00 | waves | up to 5.1 m | up to 22 kn | 14 °C |
| Thu 19 | No-go 0 (trend) | 08:00–17:00 | waves | up to 4.8 m | up to 13 kn | 14 °C |
| Fri 20 | No-go 0 (trend) | 08:00–17:00 | waves | up to 2.9 m | up to 8 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/penzance/runnel-stone.

## 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 ~07:07, ~19:30 · Low ~01:15, ~13:36 (bigger tides, range 3.4 m)
- Sun 15: High ~07:47, ~20:10 · Low ~01:50, ~14:21 (range 3.0 m)
- Mon 16: High ~08:43, ~20:56 · Low ~02:31, ~14:56 (range 2.9 m)
- Tue 17: High ~09:34, ~22:13 · Low ~03:22, ~16:06 (smaller tides, range 2.5 m)
- Wed 18: High ~10:46, ~23:20 · Low ~04:28, ~17:16 (smaller tides, range 2.3 m)
- Thu 19: High ~11:49 · Low ~05:40, ~18:26 (range 2.6 m)
- Fri 20: High ~00:30, ~12:55 · Low ~06:48, ~19:26 (range 2.9 m)

## Conditions at Runnel Stone

Runnel Stone is open to the sea from the **ENE–NW**, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the NNW–N.

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

When it's rough here, try [RMS Mulheim](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-kingdom/cornwall/penzance/rms-mulheim) (6.9 km, sheltered from the ENE–SSW).

The water stays warm past 56 m.

## Links

- [Forecast page with hourly detail](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-kingdom/cornwall/penzance/runnel-stone)
- [Water temperature in Cornwall](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/united-kingdom/cornwall)
- [Runnel Stone on the map](https://scubaforecast.com/map#site=runnel-stone)

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