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Grassholm scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Skomer and Marloes, Pembrokeshire · Show on map

Now · 15:00No-go

17out of 100

Limited by waves. Steady until sunset.

Waves
1.8 m
Wind
22 kn from S
gusts 29
Water
14 °C
same down to ~56 m
Suit
7 mm + hood
whole dive

Tide High ~20:51 · Low ~02:53 · Bigger tides · approximate

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellTideLimited by
171.8 m22 (29 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.6 m · 10 s ↓↑ risingwaves
171.8 m21 (29 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.7 m · 10 s ↓↑ risingwaves
141.8 m21 (29 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.7 m · 10 s ↓↑ risingwaves
121.8 m22 (29 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.7 m · 10 s ↓↑ risingwaves
131.8 m22 (30 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.7 m · 9 s ↓↑ risingwaves
141.8 m22 (29 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.7 m · 9 s ↓High ~20:51waves
171.8 m20 (27 kn) ↓1.5 kn0.7 m · 8 s ↓↓ fallingwaves

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

14 °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 14.0 °C, warm layer to about 56 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m12°14°0.5 m: 14.0 °C1.5 m: 14.0 °C2.6 m: 14.0 °C3.8 m: 14.0 °C5.1 m: 14.0 °C6.4 m: 14.0 °C7.9 m: 14.0 °C9.6 m: 14.0 °C11.4 m: 14.0 °C13.5 m: 14.0 °C15.8 m: 14.0 °C18.5 m: 14.0 °C21.6 m: 14.0 °C25.2 m: 14.0 °C29.4 m: 14.0 °C34.4 m: 14.0 °C40.3 m: 14.0 °C47.4 m: 14.0 °C55.8 m: 13.7 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov14.0 °C~56 m
Sun 15 Nov13.9 °C~56 m
Mon 16 Nov13.7 °C~56 m
Tue 17 Nov13.7 °C~56 m
Wed 18 Nov13.6 °C~56 m
Thu 19 Nov13.6 °C~56 m
Fri 20 Nov13.5 °C~56 m
Sat 21 Nov13.4 °C~56 m
Sun 22 Nov13.4 °C~56 m
Mon 23 Nov13.2 °C~56 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 1.9 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Grassholm

Grassholm is open to the sea from the ESE–WSW, WNW–ENE, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the W.

Over the next 7 days no day looks good: Sat, Tue and Wed are a no-go (waves). Thu and Fri are only a trend so far.

When it's rough here, try Lucy (wreck) (14 km, sheltered from the ESE–WSW).

The water is 14 °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: open sea (over 200 km)NNE: 122.6 km of open waterNE: 21.6 km of open waterENE: 27.2 km of open waterE: 12.1 km of open waterESE: 30.7 km of open waterSE: 114.5 km of open waterSSE: 128.1 km of open waterS: 168.6 km of open waterSSW: open sea (over 200 km)SW: open sea (over 200 km)WSW: open sea (over 200 km)W: 0.5 km of open waterWNW: 116.4 km of open waterNW: 89.6 km of open waterNNW: 121.7 km of open waterNESW

Open to ESE–WSW, WNW–ENE. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from W: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Grassholm on the map51.7312, -5.4725

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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