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Aeolus scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Morehead City, North Carolina · Show on map

Now · 10:00Fair

47out of 100

Limited by waves. Best 13:00–18:00. From 13:00 it improves to good.

Waves
1.3 m
Wind
21 kn from NNW
gusts 23
Water
23 °C
same down to ~29 m
Suit
5 mm
to ~29 m

Tide Low ~16:49 · High ~22:33 · approximate

Hour by hour today

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TimeScoreWavesWind (gusts)CurrentSwellTideLimited by
471.3 m21 (23 kn) ↓0.4 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓High ~10:06waves
531.3 m20 (21 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
561.2 m20 (22 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.7 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
641.2 m18 (21 kn) ↓0.6 kn0.6 m · 4 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
681.2 m17 (19 kn) ↓0.6 kn0.6 m · 5 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
671.2 m18 (20 kn) ↓0.6 kn0.6 m · 6 s ↓↓ fallingwaves
681.2 m17 (20 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.5 m · 7 s ↓Low ~16:49waves
671.2 m16 (21 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.5 m · 7 s ↓↑ risingwaves
711.1 m17 (20 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.5 m · 7 s ↓↑ risingwaves
701.1 m17 (19 kn) ↓0.5 kn0.5 m · 7 s ↓↑ risingwaves
741.1 m16 (17 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.5 m · 7 s ↓↑ risingwaves
751.1 m16 (16 kn) ↓0.3 kn0.5 m · 7 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 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 22.6 °C, warm layer to about 29 metres.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m22°24°0.5 m: 22.6 °C1.5 m: 22.6 °C2.6 m: 22.6 °C3.8 m: 22.6 °C5.1 m: 22.6 °C6.4 m: 22.6 °C7.9 m: 22.6 °C9.6 m: 22.6 °C11.4 m: 22.6 °C13.5 m: 22.6 °C15.8 m: 22.6 °C18.5 m: 22.6 °C21.6 m: 22.6 °C25.2 m: 22.7 °C29.4 m: 22.7 °C
DaySurfaceWarm to
Sat 14 Nov22.6 °C~29 m
Sun 15 Nov20.5 °C~29 m
Mon 16 Nov20.1 °C~29 m
Tue 17 Nov20.6 °C~29 m
Wed 18 Nov20.6 °C~29 m
Thu 19 Nov20.9 °C~29 m
Fri 20 Nov20.8 °C~29 m
Sat 21 Nov20.4 °C~29 m
Sun 22 Nov20.0 °C~29 m
Mon 23 Nov20.1 °C~29 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 Aeolus

Aeolus is open to the sea from the all directions, 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: 44.6 km of open waterNNE: 60.3 km of open waterNE: open sea (over 200 km)ENE: open sea (over 200 km)E: open sea (over 200 km)ESE: open sea (over 200 km)SE: 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: 100.4 km of open waterWNW: 70.6 km of open waterNW: 57.7 km of open waterNNW: 49.5 km of open waterNESW

Open to all directions. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

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

Location

Open Aeolus on the map34.2781, -76.6442

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.

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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