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SS Doris scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Skye, Highland · Show on map

Now · 15:00No-go

3out of 100

Limited by waves. Steady until sunset.

Waves
1.9 m
Wind
25 kn from SSW
gusts 34
Water
12 °C
same down to ~56 m
Suit
7 mm + hood
whole dive

Tide High ~21:19 · Low ~03:27 · Bigger tides · approximate

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellTideLimited by
31.9 m25 (34 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.3 m · 6 s ↓Low ~15:10waves
02.0 m29 (40 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.2 m · 6 s ↓↑ risinggusts
02.1 m27 (38 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.2 m · 7 s ↓↑ risinggusts
02.2 m31 (43 kn) ↓1.1 kn0.2 m · 7 s ↓↑ risinggusts
02.2 m32 (45 kn) ↓1.5 kn0.3 m · 7 s ↓↑ risinggusts
02.3 m30 (43 kn) ↓1.7 kn0.3 m · 6 s ↓↑ risinggusts
271.7 m14 (19 kn) ↓1.7 kn0.4 m · 6 s ↓High ~21:19waves

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

12 °C down to about 56 m. No thermocline above that.

Suit: 7 mm with hood, or drysuit for the whole dive.

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 12.3 °C, warm layer to about 56 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m12°14°0.5 m: 12.3 °C1.5 m: 12.3 °C2.6 m: 12.3 °C3.8 m: 12.3 °C5.1 m: 12.3 °C6.4 m: 12.3 °C7.9 m: 12.3 °C9.6 m: 12.3 °C11.4 m: 12.3 °C13.5 m: 12.3 °C15.8 m: 12.3 °C18.5 m: 12.3 °C21.6 m: 12.3 °C25.2 m: 12.3 °C29.4 m: 12.3 °C34.4 m: 12.3 °C40.3 m: 12.3 °C47.4 m: 12.3 °C55.8 m: 12.4 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov12.3 °C~56 m
Sun 15 Nov12.2 °C~56 m
Mon 16 Nov12.2 °C~56 m
Tue 17 Nov12.1 °C~56 m
Wed 18 Nov12.0 °C~56 m
Thu 19 Nov12.0 °C~56 m
Fri 20 Nov12.0 °C~56 m
Sat 21 Nov11.8 °C~56 m
Sun 22 Nov11.8 °C~56 m
Mon 23 Nov11.7 °C~56 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 SS Doris

SS Doris is open to the sea from the SSE–N, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the NNE–E.

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

The water is 12 °C at the surface and stays warm past 56 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: 42.8 km of open waterNNE: 1.3 km of open waterNE: 0.4 km of open waterENE: 1.9 km of open waterE: 2.9 km of open waterESE: 3.7 km of open waterSE: 4.6 km of open waterSSE: 42.0 km of open waterS: 97.7 km of open waterSSW: open sea (over 200 km)SW: 39.0 km of open waterWSW: 28.3 km of open waterW: 25.1 km of open waterWNW: 23.3 km of open waterNW: 26.8 km of open waterNNW: 45.9 km of open waterNESW

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

Sheltered from NNE–E: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open SS Doris on the map57.4190, -6.7900

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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