# Thatcher Rock: scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Torbay, Devon · 50.4560, -3.4870

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 (95/100)
- Waves: 0.7 m
- Wind: 12 kn from SSE, gusts 16 kn
- Water: 13 °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 95 | 15:00–17:00 | – | up to 0.7 m | up to 12 kn | 13 °C |
| Sun 15 | Excellent 95 | 08:00–13:00 | – | up to 1.0 m | up to 11 kn | 13 °C |
| Mon 16 | Excellent 100 | 08:00–16:00 | – | up to 0.7 m | up to 10 kn | 13 °C |
| Tue 17 | Good 62 | 08:00–11:00 | – | up to 1.0 m | up to 17 kn | 13 °C |
| Wed 18 | Good 64 | 12:00–17:00 | – | up to 1.2 m | up to 15 kn | 13 °C |
| Thu 19 | Poor 22 (trend) | 16:00–17:00 | surge | up to 1.4 m | up to 13 kn | 13 °C |
| Fri 20 | Excellent 97 (trend) | 14:00–17:00 | – | up to 0.8 m | up to 5 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/devon/torbay/thatcher-rock.

## 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 ~08:36, ~20:56 · Low ~02:09, ~14:32 (bigger tides, range 2.8 m)
- Sun 15: High ~09:13, ~21:26 · Low ~02:42, ~15:21 (range 2.5 m)
- Mon 16: High ~09:52, ~22:13 · Low ~03:18, ~16:03 (range 2.4 m)
- Tue 17: High ~10:24, ~23:03 · Low ~04:13, ~17:09 (range 2.0 m)
- Wed 18: High ~11:26 · Low ~05:23, ~18:15 (smaller tides, range 1.7 m)
- Thu 19: High ~00:08, ~12:34 · Low ~06:38, ~19:27 (range 2.0 m)
- Fri 20: High ~01:25, ~13:54 · Low ~07:42, ~20:20 (range 2.2 m)

## 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](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-kingdom/devon/torbay/brixham-breakwater) (6.1 km, sheltered from the ESE–SSE).

The water stays warm past 8 m.

## Links

- [Forecast page with hourly detail](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-kingdom/devon/torbay/thatcher-rock)
- [Water temperature in Devon](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/united-kingdom/devon)
- [Thatcher Rock on the map](https://scubaforecast.com/map#site=thatcher-rock)

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Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Temperature at depth generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.