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UC-70 scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Whitby, Yorkshire · Show on map

Now · 15:00Excellent

85out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves
0.7 m
Wind
14 kn from SSW
gusts 22 · offshore
Water
11 °C
same down to ~40 m
Suit
7 mm + hood
whole dive

Tide High ~18:33 · Low ~01:01 · approximate

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellTideLimited by
850.7 m14 (22 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.6 m · 7 s ↓↑ risingwind
850.6 m14 (23 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.6 m · 7 s ↓↑ risingwind
940.6 m13 (20 kn) ↓0.9 kn0.6 m · 7 s ↓↑ risingwind
810.6 m15 (23 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.5 m · 7 s ↓High ~18:33wind
960.6 m12 (18 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.5 m · 7 s ↓↓ fallingwind
980.5 m11 (16 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.5 m · 7 s ↓↓ fallingwind
970.5 m11 (17 kn) ↓0.2 kn0.5 m · 7 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

12 °C down to about 40 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 11.5 °C, warm layer to about 40 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m10°12°0.5 m: 11.5 °C1.5 m: 11.5 °C2.6 m: 11.5 °C3.8 m: 11.5 °C5.1 m: 11.5 °C6.4 m: 11.5 °C7.9 m: 11.5 °C9.6 m: 11.5 °C11.4 m: 11.5 °C13.5 m: 11.5 °C15.8 m: 11.5 °C18.5 m: 11.5 °C21.6 m: 11.5 °C25.2 m: 11.5 °C29.4 m: 11.5 °C34.4 m: 11.6 °C40.3 m: 11.6 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov11.5 °C~40 m
Sun 15 Nov11.3 °C~40 m
Mon 16 Nov11.2 °C~40 m
Tue 17 Nov11.1 °C~40 m
Wed 18 Nov10.9 °C~40 m
Thu 19 Nov10.9 °C~40 m
Fri 20 Nov11.0 °C~40 m
Sat 21 Nov10.9 °C~40 m
Sun 22 Nov10.7 °C~40 m
Mon 23 Nov10.5 °C~40 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 4.3 km away, so channels and bays may differ. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at UC-70

UC-70 is open to the sea from the NW–ESE, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the S–W.

Over the next 7 days it's good or better on Sat, Sun, Tue and Wed. Thu and Fri are only a trend so far.

The water is 11 °C at the surface and stays warm past 40 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: open sea (over 200 km)NE: open sea (over 200 km)ENE: open sea (over 200 km)E: open sea (over 200 km)ESE: open sea (over 200 km)SE: 6.0 km of open waterSSE: 3.8 km of open waterS: 3.0 km of open waterSSW: 1.7 km of open waterSW: 1.3 km of open waterWSW: 1.9 km of open waterW: 2.4 km of open waterWNW: 7.4 km of open waterNW: 64.0 km of open waterNNW: open sea (over 200 km)NESW

Open to NW–ESE. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from S–W: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open UC-70 on the map54.5266, -0.6690

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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