Thatcher Rock scuba diving weather

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Now · 15:00Excellent

95out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves: 0.7 m
Wind: 12 kn from SSE; gusts 16
Water: 13 °C; same down to ~8 m
Suit: 7 mm + hood; to ~8 m

Tide High ~20:56 · Low ~02:42 · Bigger tides · approximate

Hour by hour today

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Score	Waves	Wind (gusts)	Current	Swell	Tide	Water	Air	Rain	Limited by
95	0.7 m	12 (16 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.4 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	12.6 °C	11 °C	–	wind
95	0.7 m	12 (16 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.4 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	12.6 °C	12 °C	–	wind
92	0.7 m	13 (17 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.3 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	12.6 °C	12 °C	–	wind
93	0.7 m	13 (17 kn) ↓	0.2 kn	0.3 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	12.6 °C	12 °C	–	wind
89	0.8 m	14 (19 kn) ↓	0.2 kn	0.3 m · 5 s ↓	↑ rising	12.6 °C	12 °C	–	wind
88	0.8 m	15 (19 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.3 m · 5 s ↓	High ~20:56	12.6 °C	12 °C	–	wind
87	0.8 m	15 (19 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.3 m · 4 s ↓	↓ falling	12.6 °C	12 °C	–	wind

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

13 °C down to about 8 m. The model's water ends there; nothing is known below.

Suit: 7 mm with hood, or drysuit down to ~8 m.

Model estimate (Copernicus Marine), updated Sat 14 Nov. High confidence.

Temperature profile and next days

Day	Surface	Warm to
Sat 14 Nov	12.6 °C	~8 m
Sun 15 Nov	12.7 °C	~8 m
Mon 16 Nov	12.7 °C	~8 m
Tue 17 Nov	12.8 °C	~8 m
Wed 18 Nov	12.9 °C	~8 m
Thu 19 Nov	13.0 °C	~8 m
Fri 20 Nov	12.5 °C	~8 m
Sat 21 Nov	12.5 °C	~8 m
Sun 22 Nov	12.7 °C	~8 m
Mon 23 Nov	12.8 °C	~8 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 5.2 km away, so channels and bays may differ. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Thatcher Rock

Thatcher Rock is open to the sea from the NE–SSE, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the W–N.

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

When it's rough here, try Brixham Breakwater (6.1 km, sheltered from the ESE–SSE).

The water is 13 °C at the surface and stays warm past 8 m, so a 7 mm with hood, or drysuit suits most dives.

Shelter

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

Sheltered from W–N: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Thatcher Rock on the map50.4560, -3.4870

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 15:30 · 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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