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South Solitary Islands Diving Forecast

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Summary

Forecast for the next 7 days according to Reefranger:

Today at South Solitary Islands, the ocean temperature is a comfortable 26°C, but with a swell of 1.7 meters and winds at 18 km/h from the ENE, conditions are moderately choppy. Later in the week, Tuesday and Wednesday present the best opportunities for snorkeling or diving with reduced swells of 1.5 meters. However, increased winds on these days, especially the 23.4 km/h southeast winds on Tuesday, may still cause surface chop. Winds intensify again by Friday and Saturday, reaching up to 25.9 km/h. With consistently warm waters, a spring suit or shorty wetsuit is ideal.

Weather Forecast

Surface Conditions

Weather Conditions

Sunday

23.2°

25.5°

Monday

23°

26.1°

Tuesday

23.7°

26°

Wednesday

23.9°

25.8°

Thursday

23.6°

25.8°

Friday

23.6°

25.9°

Saturday

23.7°

25.8°

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
60%

1.6m 8sec

15.1 km/h S

Monday
58%

1.7m 9sec

13.3 km/h NW

Tuesday
61%

1.7m 9sec

16.9 km/h SSW

Wednesday
59%

1.5m 8sec

18.7 km/h S

Thursday
66%

1.4m 9sec

13.3 km/h SW

Friday
58%

1.6m 13sec

16.2 km/h N

Saturday
57%

1.7m 11sec

17.3 km/h NNE

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
60%

12:25

1.5m 8sec

16.6 km/h S

Monday
56%

13:15

1.6m 9sec

22 km/h NW

Tuesday
57%

13:55

1.4m 8sec

23 km/h SSW

Wednesday
57%

14:32

1.5m 8sec

20.2 km/h S

Thursday
58%

15:09

1.5m 9sec

21.6 km/h SW

Friday
50%

15:46

1.7m 12sec

25.9 km/h N

Rating not found (location:23, day:6, period:low)

1.7m 11sec

17.3 km/h NNE

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
59%

17:52

1.5m 8sec

18 km/h S

Monday
59%

18:50

1.5m 8sec

20.9 km/h NW

Tuesday
62%

19:36

1.5m 8sec

23 km/h SSW

Wednesday
59%

07:52

1.5m 8sec

18.7 km/h S

Thursday
66%

08:33

1.4m 9sec

14.4 km/h SW

Friday
56%

09:15

1.6m 12sec

19.8 km/h N

Rating not found (location:23, day:6, period:high)

1.7m 11sec

17.3 km/h NNE

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.