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Bass Rock scuba diving weather

Boat dive · North Berwick, East Lothian · Show on map

Now · 15:00Excellent

92out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves
0.3 m
Wind
14 kn from SW
gusts 18
Water
11 °C
same down to ~34 m
Suit
7 mm + hood
to ~34 m

Tide High ~17:18 · Low ~23:21 · Bigger tides · approximate

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellTideLimited by
920.3 m14 (18 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.2 m · 7 s ↓↑ risingwind
970.3 m11 (14 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.2 m · 6 s ↓↑ risingwind
980.3 m11 (13 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.2 m · 5 s ↓High ~17:18wind
910.3 m14 (19 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.2 m · 4 s ↓↓ fallingwind
950.3 m12 (16 kn) ↓0.6 kn0.2 m · 4 s ↓↓ fallingwind
920.3 m14 (17 kn) ↓0.6 kn0.2 m · 4 s ↓↓ fallingwind
900.4 m15 (19 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.2 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwind

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

11 °C down to about 34 m. The model's water ends there; nothing is known below.

Suit: 7 mm with hood, or drysuit down to ~34 m.

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

Temperature profile and next daysEstimated water temperature from the surface down to 60 metres today. Surface 10.8 °C, warm layer to about 34 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m10°12°0.5 m: 10.8 °C1.5 m: 10.9 °C2.6 m: 10.9 °C3.8 m: 10.9 °C5.1 m: 10.9 °C6.4 m: 10.9 °C7.9 m: 11.0 °C9.6 m: 11.0 °C11.4 m: 11.0 °C13.5 m: 11.1 °C15.8 m: 11.1 °C18.5 m: 11.1 °C21.6 m: 11.1 °C25.2 m: 11.2 °C29.4 m: 11.6 °C34.4 m: 12.0 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov10.8 °C~34 m
Sun 15 Nov10.8 °C~34 m
Mon 16 Nov10.7 °C~34 m
Tue 17 Nov10.5 °C~34 m
Wed 18 Nov10.4 °C~34 m
Thu 19 Nov10.5 °C~34 m
Fri 20 Nov10.1 °C~34 m
Sat 21 Nov9.4 °C~34 m
Sun 22 Nov9.6 °C~34 m
Mon 23 Nov9.4 °C~34 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 2.4 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Bass Rock

Bass Rock is open to the sea from the NE–ESE, W–WNW, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the S–SSW.

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

The water is 11 °C at the surface and stays warm past 34 m, so a 7 mm with hood, or drysuit suits most dives.

Shelter

Open water in each direction from the site. Longer petals mean more open sea, so more exposure to wind waves and swell from that direction.N: 18.8 km of open waterNNE: 13.0 km of open waterNE: open sea (over 200 km)ENE: open sea (over 200 km)E: open sea (over 200 km)ESE: open sea (over 200 km)SE: 13.4 km of open waterSSE: 6.6 km of open waterS: 0.3 km of open waterSSW: 2.6 km of open waterSW: 3.3 km of open waterWSW: 5.9 km of open waterW: 32.5 km of open waterWNW: 26.3 km of open waterNW: 17.0 km of open waterNNW: 15.8 km of open waterNESW

Open to NE–ESE, W–WNW. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from S–SSW: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Bass Rock on the map56.0800, -2.6405

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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