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Chippawa scuba diving weather

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Now · 09:00Excellent

91out of 100

Excellent conditions. Steady until sunset.

Waves
0.6 m
Wind
14 kn from NNE
gusts 15
Water
23 °C
same down to ~29 m
Suit
5 mm
to ~29 m

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellLimited by
910.6 m14 (15 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.3 m · 3 s ↓wind
930.5 m14 (14 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.3 m · 3 s ↓wind
950.5 m12 (12 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.3 m · 3 s ↓wind
970.4 m11 (12 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.2 m · 3 s ↓wind
990.4 m9 (10 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.2 m · 3 s ↓wind
980.3 m10 (11 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.2 m · 3 s ↓wind
960.3 m11 (12 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.1 m · 3 s ↓wind
960.3 m11 (12 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.1 m · 4 s ↓wind
930.3 m13 (13 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.1 m · 6 s ↓wind
930.4 m13 (13 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.1 m · 7 s ↓wind
940.4 m13 (13 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.1 m · 7 s ↓wind
930.4 m13 (13 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.1 m · 6 s ↓wind
920.4 m14 (14 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.1 m · 4 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

24 °C down to about 29 m. The model's water ends there; nothing is known below.

Suit: 5 mm wetsuit down to ~29 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 23.5 °C, warm layer to about 29 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m22°24°0.5 m: 23.5 °C1.5 m: 23.5 °C2.6 m: 23.5 °C3.8 m: 23.5 °C5.1 m: 23.5 °C6.4 m: 23.5 °C7.9 m: 23.5 °C9.6 m: 23.5 °C11.4 m: 23.5 °C13.5 m: 23.5 °C15.8 m: 23.5 °C18.5 m: 23.5 °C21.6 m: 23.5 °C25.2 m: 23.5 °C29.4 m: 23.5 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov23.5 °C~29 m
Sun 15 Nov23.2 °C~29 m
Mon 16 Nov22.9 °C~29 m
Tue 17 Nov22.6 °C~29 m
Wed 18 Nov22.4 °C~29 m
Thu 19 Nov22.3 °C~29 m
Fri 20 Nov22.2 °C~29 m
Sat 21 Nov22.1 °C~29 m
Sun 22 Nov22.1 °C~29 m
Mon 23 Nov22.1 °C~29 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 5.2 km away, so channels and bays may differ. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Chippawa

Chippawa is open to the sea from the ENE–NNE, 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 23 °C at the surface and stays warm past 29 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: 23.9 km of open waterNNE: 20.1 km of open waterNE: 19.3 km of open waterENE: 23.4 km of open waterE: 30.9 km of open waterESE: 41.0 km of open waterSE: open sea (over 200 km)SSE: open sea (over 200 km)S: open sea (over 200 km)SSW: open sea (over 200 km)SW: open sea (over 200 km)WSW: open sea (over 200 km)W: open sea (over 200 km)WNW: 117.9 km of open waterNW: 61.6 km of open waterNNW: 34.4 km of open waterNESW

Open to ENE–NNE. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

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

Location

Open Chippawa on the map29.9613, -85.8077

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 09:30 · 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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