# F2 and YC-21: scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Scapa Flow, Orkney · 58.8455, -3.1946

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 (80/100)
- Waves: 0.9 m
- Wind: 14 kn from SSW, gusts 22 kn (offshore)
- Water: 11 °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 80 | 15:00–16:00 | – | up to 0.9 m | up to 14 kn | 11 °C |
| Sun 15 | Excellent 97 | 09:00–10:00 | – | up to 0.8 m | up to 6 kn | 11 °C |
| Mon 16 | Excellent 100 | 10:00–13:00 | – | up to 0.7 m | up to 11 kn | 11 °C |
| Tue 17 | Excellent 86 | 11:00–14:00 | – | up to 0.5 m | up to 14 kn | 11 °C |
| Wed 18 | Excellent 99 | 12:00–15:00 | – | up to 0.6 m | up to 11 kn | 11 °C |
| Thu 19 | Excellent 100 (trend) | 13:00–16:00 | – | up to 0.5 m | up to 9 kn | 11 °C |
| Fri 20 | Excellent 100 (trend) | 14:00–16:00 | – | up to 0.3 m | up to 9 kn | 11 °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/orkney/scapa-flow/f2-yc21-scapa-flow.

## 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 ~11:40 · Low ~05:26, ~18:11 (bigger tides, range 1.8 m)
- Sun 15: High ~00:06, ~12:17 · Low ~06:17, ~19:08 (range 1.6 m)
- Mon 16: High ~00:49, ~13:11 · Low ~07:16, ~20:09 (smaller tides, range 1.3 m)
- Tue 17: High ~02:04, ~14:20 · Low ~08:10, ~21:21 (smaller tides, range 1.3 m)
- Wed 18: High ~03:06, ~15:18 · Low ~09:31, ~22:21 (smaller tides, range 1.4 m)
- Thu 19: High ~04:40, ~16:28 · Low ~10:31, ~23:13 (bigger tides, range 1.7 m)
- Fri 20: High ~05:40, ~17:28 · Low ~11:26 (smaller tides, range 1.4 m)

## Conditions at F2 and YC-21

F2 and YC-21 is well sheltered: land blocks the open sea in most directions, so it is often diveable when nearby coasts are rough.

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

The water stays warm past 47 m.

## Links

- [Forecast page with hourly detail](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-kingdom/orkney/scapa-flow/f2-yc21-scapa-flow)
- [Water temperature in Orkney](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/united-kingdom/orkney)
- [F2 and YC-21 on the map](https://scubaforecast.com/map#site=f2-yc21-scapa-flow)

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