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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, the ocean temperature is a comfortable 25.3°C, ideal for diving and snorkeling without a wetsuit. However, with a swell height of 1.7 meters and ESE winds at 20.2 km/h, surface conditions may be choppy, which could deter less experienced snorkelers. Tuesday and Wednesday stand out as the best days this week for aquatic activities, with lower swell heights of 1.5 meters. Despite slightly stronger winds on these days, the consistency of the easterly swell direction provides some predictability in conditions. Avoid heading out on Thursday through Saturday as winds pick up, increasing surface chop significantly.

Weather Forecast

Surface Conditions

Weather Conditions

Sunday

23.9°

25.8°

Monday

23.7°

26.2°

Tuesday

24.7°

26.2°

Wednesday

24.6°

26.1°

Thursday

24.5°

25.9°

Friday

24.2°

26°

Saturday

24.2°

26°

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.

Sunday
58%

1.6m 8sec

14.8 km/h SE

Monday
60%

1.7m 9sec

9.4 km/h WNW

Tuesday
58%

1.7m 9sec

17.6 km/h SSE

Wednesday
55%

1.5m 8sec

19.8 km/h SE

Thursday
64%

1.4m 9sec

13 km/h E

Friday
59%

1.6m 13sec

12.2 km/h NNE

Saturday
56%

1.7m 11sec

15.5 km/h NE

At Low Tide

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

Sunday
59%

13:07

1.5m 8sec

15.8 km/h SE

Monday
55%

13:46

1.6m 9sec

20.2 km/h WNW

Tuesday
52%

14:20

1.5m 8sec

23.8 km/h SSE

Wednesday
55%

14:52

1.5m 8sec

20.5 km/h SE

Thursday
57%

15:22

1.5m 9sec

20.2 km/h E

Friday
51%

15:52

1.7m 12sec

23.4 km/h NNE

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

1.7m 11sec

15.5 km/h NE

At High Tide

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

Sunday
58%

18:35

1.6m 8sec

16.6 km/h SE

Monday
60%

19:24

1.5m 8sec

18.7 km/h WNW

Tuesday
60%

07:32

1.4m 8sec

17.6 km/h SSE

Wednesday
55%

08:11

1.5m 8sec

20.2 km/h SE

Thursday
64%

08:47

1.4m 9sec

14.4 km/h E

Friday
58%

09:22

1.6m 12sec

15.1 km/h NNE

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

1.7m 11sec

15.5 km/h NE

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.