Portuguese Point scuba diving weather

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Now · 07:00No-go

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Limited by waves. Steady until sunset.

Waves: 2.2 m
Wind: 4 kn from N; gusts 9 · offshore
Water: 24 °C; warm to ~52 m
Suit: 5 mm; whole dive

Tide High ~10:51 · Low ~19:17 · Bigger tides · approximate

Hour by hour today

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Waves	Wind (gusts)	Current	Swell	Tide	Water	Air	Rain	Limited by
2.2 m	4 (9 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	1.8 m · 8 s ↓	–	24.0 °C	16 °C	–	waves
2.2 m	4 (7 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	2.0 m · 9 s ↓	–	24.0 °C	19 °C	–	waves
2.3 m	2 (6 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	2.1 m · 10 s ↓	–	24.0 °C	20 °C	–	waves
2.3 m	4 (6 kn) ↓	0.5 kn	2.3 m · 11 s ↓	High ~10:51	24.0 °C	21 °C	–	waves
2.4 m	6 (6 kn) ↓	0.7 kn	2.3 m · 11 s ↓	↓ falling	24.0 °C	21 °C	–	waves
2.4 m	7 (7 kn) ↓	0.7 kn	2.4 m · 11 s ↓	↓ falling	24.0 °C	21 °C	–	waves
2.4 m	7 (8 kn) ↓	0.7 kn	2.4 m · 11 s ↓	↓ falling	24.0 °C	21 °C	–	waves
2.5 m	8 (9 kn) ↓	0.7 kn	2.4 m · 12 s ↓	↓ falling	24.0 °C	21 °C	–	waves
2.5 m	9 (10 kn) ↓	0.7 kn	2.5 m · 12 s ↓	↓ falling	24.0 °C	21 °C	–	waves
2.5 m	8 (10 kn) ↓	0.7 kn	2.5 m · 12 s ↓	↓ falling	24.0 °C	20 °C	–	waves
2.5 m	7 (10 kn) ↓	0.8 kn	2.5 m · 12 s ↓	↓ falling	24.0 °C	19 °C	–	waves
2.5 m	7 (9 kn) ↓	0.7 kn	2.5 m · 12 s ↓	↓ falling	24.0 °C	18 °C	–	waves
2.6 m	6 (8 kn) ↓	0.7 kn	2.5 m · 12 s ↓	Low ~19:17	24.0 °C	18 °C	–	waves
2.5 m	6 (8 kn) ↓	0.7 kn	2.5 m · 12 s ↓	↑ rising	24.0 °C	17 °C	–	waves
2.5 m	6 (7 kn) ↓	0.8 kn	2.4 m · 12 s ↓	↑ rising	23.9 °C	17 °C	–	waves

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

24 °C at the surface, warm to about 52 m.

Suit: 5 mm wetsuit for the whole dive.

Model estimate (Copernicus Marine), updated Sat 14 Nov. High confidence.

Temperature profile and next days

Day	Surface	Warm to
Sat 14 Nov	24.0 °C	~52 m
Sun 15 Nov	23.9 °C	~56 m
Mon 16 Nov	23.8 °C	~56 m
Tue 17 Nov	23.6 °C	~52 m
Wed 18 Nov	23.5 °C	~54 m
Thu 19 Nov	23.4 °C	~53 m
Fri 20 Nov	23.2 °C	~55 m
Sat 21 Nov	23.0 °C	~56 m
Sun 22 Nov	22.9 °C	~56 m
Mon 23 Nov	22.9 °C	~56 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 5.7 km away, so channels and bays may differ. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Portuguese Point

Portuguese Point is open to the sea from the SE–W, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the WNW–E.

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

The water is 24 °C at the surface and warm to about 52 m, so a 5 mm wetsuit suits most dives.

Shelter

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

Sheltered from WNW–E: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Portuguese Point on the map33.7358, -118.3761

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

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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