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Bare Island Diving Forecast

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Summary

Forecast for the next 7 days according to Reefranger:

Today at Bare Island, the ocean temperature is a comfortable 24.3°C, but with a swell height of 2.9 meters and easterly winds at 14.8 km/h, expect surface chop; snorkeling and diving might be less enjoyable today. The best days to hit the water are Friday and Sunday. On Friday, swells drop to 1.9 meters with moderate winds at 20.9 km/h, while Sunday has similar conditions but with slightly higher swells. Avoid diving on Saturday and Monday as stronger winds above 30 km/h will create rough conditions. A shorty 3mm wetsuit would suffice all week given the mild ocean temperature.

Weather Forecast

Surface Conditions

Weather Conditions

Thursday

15°

26.8°

Friday

17.6°

25°

Saturday

16.4°

24.5°

Sunday

15.1°

26.3°

Monday

15.7°

24.5°

Tuesday

14.7°

22.9°

Wednesday

15.8°

23.5°

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
40%

2.4m 10sec

11.2 km/h WNW

Friday
44%

1.7m 13sec

16.2 km/h SSW

Saturday
48%

1.7m 13sec

18.7 km/h WSW

Sunday
58%

1.7m 9sec

16.6 km/h WNW

Monday
56%

1.5m 8sec

23.4 km/h W

Tuesday
44%

1.8m 8sec

27 km/h S

Wednesday
100%

Not Found

15.8 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
40%

18:55

2.0m 14sec

14 km/h WNW

Friday
46%

19:57

1.5m 12sec

18.7 km/h SSW

Saturday
47%

09:55

1.6m 8sec

21.6 km/h WSW

Sunday
61%

10:06

1.6m 11sec

16.6 km/h WNW

Monday
51%

11:05

1.6m 7sec

27.7 km/h W

Tuesday
46%

11:52

1.7m 9sec

26.3 km/h S

Rating not found (location:11, day:6, period:low)

12:29

Not Found

18.4 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
46%

13:24

2.2m 10sec

14 km/h WNW

Friday
43%

14:35

1.5m 13sec

18 km/h SSW

Saturday
28%

16:00

2.2m 8sec

28.8 km/h WSW

Sunday
64%

16:17

1.5m 10sec

18.7 km/h WNW

Monday
29%

17:16

2.7m 9sec

33.8 km/h W

Tuesday
48%

18:01

1.6m 10sec

20.2 km/h S

Rating not found (location:11, day:6, period:high)

18:39

Not Found

19.8 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.