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Eastern Dry Rocks scuba diving weather

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Now · 10:00Excellent

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Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves
0.8 m
Wind
11 kn from NNE
gusts 11
Water
28 °C
same down to ~13 m
Suit
3 mm
to ~13 m

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellLimited by
940.8 m11 (11 kn) ↓0.9 kn0.7 m · 4 s ↓wind
950.8 m11 (11 kn) ↓0.9 kn0.7 m · 4 s ↓wind
890.8 m14 (14 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓wind
870.8 m15 (15 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓wind
870.8 m15 (15 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓wind
880.8 m14 (14 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓wind
791.0 m15 (15 kn) ↓1.0 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓waves
801.0 m15 (16 kn) ↓0.9 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓wind
801.0 m16 (16 kn) ↓0.9 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓wind
831.0 m14 (15 kn) ↓0.9 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓waves
860.9 m13 (13 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓waves
890.9 m13 (13 kn) ↓0.8 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓wind

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.

Water at depth

28 °C down to about 13 m. The model's water ends there; nothing is known below.

Suit: 3 mm wetsuit down to ~13 m.

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 27.7 °C, warm layer to about 13 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m26°28°0.5 m: 27.7 °C1.5 m: 27.7 °C2.6 m: 27.7 °C3.8 m: 27.7 °C5.1 m: 27.7 °C6.4 m: 27.7 °C7.9 m: 27.8 °C9.6 m: 27.8 °C11.4 m: 27.8 °C13.5 m: 27.9 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov27.7 °C~13 m
Sun 15 Nov27.1 °C~13 m
Mon 16 Nov27.1 °C~13 m
Tue 17 Nov27.2 °C~13 m
Wed 18 Nov27.1 °C~13 m
Thu 19 Nov26.9 °C~13 m
Fri 20 Nov26.9 °C~13 m
Sat 21 Nov26.8 °C~13 m
Sun 22 Nov26.6 °C~13 m
Mon 23 Nov26.6 °C~13 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 2.7 km away. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Eastern Dry Rocks

Eastern Dry Rocks is open to the sea from the N, ENE–WNW, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions.

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

The water is 28 °C at the surface and stays warm past 13 m, so a 3 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: open sea (over 200 km)NNE: 10.3 km of open waterNE: 15.7 km of open waterENE: 55.7 km of open waterE: open sea (over 200 km)ESE: 151.5 km of open waterSE: open sea (over 200 km)SSE: 156.5 km of open waterS: 145.0 km of open waterSSW: 163.7 km of open waterSW: open sea (over 200 km)WSW: open sea (over 200 km)W: open sea (over 200 km)WNW: 28.8 km of open waterNW: 10.9 km of open waterNNW: 12.1 km of open waterNESW

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

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

Location

Open Eastern Dry Rocks on the map24.4602, -81.8453

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 10:30 · weather run 06Z 14 Nov · waves run 00Z 14 Nov

Waves are adjusted for this site's shelter from the coastline.

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