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Northwest Solitary Island Diving Forecast

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Summary

Forecast for the next 7 days according to Reefranger:

Today at Northwest Solitary Island, swells are 2.3 meters with a SSE direction and winds reaching 27 km/h, leading to potentially choppy conditions. Better snorkeling and diving opportunities appear on Friday and Saturday when swells decrease to 1.6 and 1.4 meters respectively, with slightly reduced wind speeds. Throughout the week, ocean temperatures remain warm, around 25°C, so light wetsuits are recommended for comfort. Sunday and Monday also offer decent conditions with moderate swells around 1.7 meters. Caution is advised on Tuesday, as winds increase significantly to 33.8 km/h, potentially creating rough surface conditions.

Weather Forecast

Surface Conditions

Weather Conditions

Thursday

22.2°

23.3°

Friday

23°

24.9°

Saturday

22.8°

25.3°

Sunday

22.4°

24.5°

Monday

21.5°

25°

Tuesday

21.8°

23.5°

Wednesday

21.3°

22.9°

Note that local weather not directly impact diving scores. Still useful if you prefer to dive in the sun and without rain.

Diving Forecast

These are the reefranger ratings for the next 7 days. Ratings are available for the morning, low tide, and high tide. Tides are shown during the daytime (6am to 8pm). Ratings currently take into account Swell Height, Swell Direction, and location exposure based on swell direction versus the orientation of the site.

At 08:00am

Scores reflect the ocean conditions in the 2 hours between 8am and 10am, and consider local heavy rainfall in the period prior.

Thursday
61%

2.1m 11sec

24.1 km/h SSE

Friday
74%

1.4m 14sec

18.7 km/h S

Saturday
80%

1.4m 14sec

16.6 km/h WNW

Sunday
72%

1.7m 9sec

19.1 km/h SSW

Monday
74%

1.2m 10sec

21.2 km/h WSW

Tuesday
59%

2.0m 11sec

33.8 km/h S

Wednesday
100%

1.3m 10sec

24.8 km/h S

At Low Tide

Scores reflect the ocean conditions in the 2 hours after low tide, and consider local heavy rainfall in the period prior.

Thursday
62%

17:58

1.8m 11sec

26.3 km/h SSE

Friday
74%

18:39

1.2m 13sec

17.3 km/h S

Saturday
80%

19:32

1.5m 12sec

24.1 km/h WNW

Sunday
72%

19:50

1.6m 10sec

22 km/h SSW

Monday
74%

10:52

1.2m 10sec

22 km/h WSW

Tuesday
59%

11:41

1.9m 10sec

32.8 km/h S

Rating not found (location:22, day:6, period:low)

12:19

1.3m 10sec

24.8 km/h S

At High Tide

Scores reflect the ocean conditions in the 2 hours after hight tide, and consider local heavy rainfall in the period prior.

Thursday
62%

11:56

2.0m 11sec

25.9 km/h SSE

Friday
75%

12:42

1.3m 14sec

18 km/h S

Saturday
76%

13:50

1.0m 8sec

20.5 km/h WNW

Sunday
70%

14:38

1.8m 10sec

21.6 km/h SSW

Monday
68%

16:23

1.9m 10sec

23.8 km/h WSW

Tuesday
67%

17:31

1.7m 12sec

27.7 km/h S

Rating not found (location:22, day:6, period:high)

18:19

1.2m 10sec

20.2 km/h S

Model

Swell and wind impact diving suitability, but not all swells and winds are equal. A dive site may be protected from wind and swell by nearby geography. The model uses these exposure ratings to determine how much impact a wind and swell will have on the dive site, based on the origin of the winds or waves.