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Catalina Casino Dive Park scuba diving weather

Shore dive · Catalina Island, California · Show on map

Now · 07:00Good

76out of 100

Good conditions. Best now, until 10:00. From 12:00 waves build and it turns fair.

Waves
1.0 m
Wind
9 kn from W
gusts 17 · offshore
Water
23 °C
warm to ~39 m
Suit
5 mm
whole dive

Tide High ~10:46 · Low ~19:17 · Bigger tides · approximate

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellTideLimited by
761.0 m9 (17 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.4 m · 10 s ↓–waves
721.1 m9 (16 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.4 m · 10 s ↓–waves
681.2 m8 (14 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.4 m · 10 s ↓–waves
651.2 m9 (13 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.4 m · 9 s ↓High ~10:46waves
621.2 m8 (11 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.4 m · 9 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
541.3 m8 (10 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.4 m · 9 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
561.3 m7 (10 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.4 m · 9 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
561.3 m7 (9 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.4 m · 9 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
491.3 m7 (9 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.4 m · 9 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
511.3 m7 (9 kn) ↓0.6 kn0.4 m · 9 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
491.3 m8 (11 kn) ↓0.6 kn0.4 m · 10 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
481.3 m7 (11 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.4 m · 10 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
481.3 m7 (10 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.4 m · 11 s ↓Low ~19:17waves
501.3 m7 (9 kn) ↓0.7 kn0.4 m · 11 s ↓↑ risingwaves
451.3 m7 (10 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.4 m · 11 s ↓↑ risingwaves

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

23 °C at the surface, warm to about 39 m.

Suit: 5 mm wetsuit 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 23.3 °C, warm layer to about 39 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m20°22°24°0.5 m: 23.3 °C1.5 m: 23.3 °C2.6 m: 23.4 °C3.8 m: 23.4 °C5.1 m: 23.4 °C6.4 m: 23.4 °C7.9 m: 23.4 °C9.6 m: 23.4 °C11.4 m: 23.4 °C13.5 m: 23.4 °C15.8 m: 23.4 °C18.5 m: 23.4 °C21.6 m: 23.4 °C25.2 m: 23.4 °C29.4 m: 23.4 °C34.4 m: 23.2 °C40.3 m: 22.7 °C47.4 m: 21.9 °C55.8 m: 20.7 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov23.3 °C~39 m
Sun 15 Nov23.2 °C~42 m
Mon 16 Nov23.1 °C~45 m
Tue 17 Nov23.3 °C~47 m
Wed 18 Nov23.2 °C~48 m
Thu 19 Nov23.1 °C~47 m
Fri 20 Nov23.1 °C~48 m
Sat 21 Nov23.1 °C~52 m
Sun 22 Nov23.0 °C~54 m
Mon 23 Nov23.0 °C~56 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 2.2 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Catalina Casino Dive Park

Catalina Casino Dive Park is open to the sea from the NNW–SE, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions.

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

The water is 23 °C at the surface and warm to about 39 m, so a 5 mm wetsuit 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: 41.0 km of open waterNNE: 44.9 km of open waterNE: 45.5 km of open waterENE: 54.7 km of open waterE: 74.4 km of open waterESE: 106.0 km of open waterSE: 188.1 km of open waterSSE: 0.9 km of open waterS: 0.7 km of open waterSSW: 0.6 km of open waterSW: 0.4 km of open waterWSW: 0.4 km of open waterW: 0.4 km of open waterWNW: 0.6 km of open waterNW: 1.0 km of open waterNNW: 82.7 km of open waterNESW

Open to NNW–SE. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from SSE–NW: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Catalina Casino Dive Park on the map33.3491, -118.3247

About this forecast

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 07:30 · 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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