Wreck of the Rhone scuba diving weather

Boat dive · St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands · Show on map

Now · 11:00Good

61out of 100

Limited by waves. Steady until sunset.

Waves: 1.2 m
Wind: 17 kn from SE; gusts 22
Water: 30 °C; same down to ~47 m
Suit: Rash guard; whole dive

Hour by hour today

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Score	Waves	Wind (gusts)	Current	Swell	Water	Air	Rain	Limited by
61	1.2 m	17 (22 kn) ↓	0.4 kn	0.2 m · 5 s ↓	29.5 °C	29 °C	–	waves
45	1.4 m	17 (22 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.9 m · 5 s ↓	29.5 °C	29 °C	–	waves
44	1.4 m	16 (22 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	1.0 m · 5 s ↓	29.6 °C	29 °C	–	waves
42	1.4 m	16 (21 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	1.1 m · 5 s ↓	29.6 °C	29 °C	–	waves
48	1.4 m	16 (20 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.9 m · 5 s ↓	29.6 °C	29 °C	–	waves
50	1.4 m	16 (20 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.8 m · 5 s ↓	29.6 °C	29 °C	–	waves
63	1.3 m	15 (20 kn) ↓	0.3 kn	0.2 m · 5 s ↓	29.6 °C	29 °C	–	waves
51	1.4 m	15 (20 kn) ↓	0.2 kn	0.8 m · 5 s ↓	29.5 °C	29 °C	–	waves
47	1.4 m	16 (20 kn) ↓	0.2 kn	0.9 m · 5 s ↓	29.5 °C	29 °C	–	waves
42	1.4 m	16 (21 kn) ↓	0.2 kn	1.1 m · 5 s ↓	29.5 °C	29 °C	–	waves
45	1.4 m	14 (20 kn) ↓	0.2 kn	1.1 m · 5 s ↓	29.5 °C	29 °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.

Water at depth

30 °C down to about 47 m. No thermocline above that.

Suit: Rash guard or 1–2 mm 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	29.5 °C	~47 m
Sun 15 Nov	29.5 °C	~47 m
Mon 16 Nov	29.4 °C	~47 m
Tue 17 Nov	29.4 °C	~47 m
Wed 18 Nov	29.3 °C	~47 m
Thu 19 Nov	29.3 °C	~47 m
Fri 20 Nov	29.3 °C	~47 m
Sat 21 Nov	29.4 °C	~47 m
Sun 22 Nov	29.4 °C	~47 m
Mon 23 Nov	29.4 °C	~47 m

~9 km model grid; nearest model water 3.7 km away, so channels and bays may differ. Daily averages; the thermocline can move several metres day to day.

Conditions at Wreck of the Rhone

Wreck of the Rhone is open to the sea from the NNE, ESE–SSW, W, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the NE–E.

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

When it's rough here, try The Kodiak Queen (19 km, sheltered from the NNE, ESE–SSE).

The water is 30 °C at the surface and stays warm past 47 m, so a rash guard or 1–2 mm suits most dives.

Shelter

Open to NNE, ESE–SSW, W. Waves and swell from there reach the site.

Sheltered from NE–E: land blocks the waves.

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

Location

Open Wreck of the Rhone on the map18.3687, -64.5356

Nearby dive sites

Scores are today's best daylight hour.

About this forecast

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 11:30 · 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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