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Rain Island Diving Forecast

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Summary

Forecast for the next 7 days according to Reefranger:

Today, conditions at Rain Island present moderate swells at 0.9 meters and relatively high winds at 19.1 km/h from the ESE, which could create surface chop, making it less ideal for snorkeling or diving. The ocean temperature is warm at 29.9°C, so no wetsuit is needed. For the rest of the week, Sunday and Monday look promising with similar swells at 0.9 and 1.0 meters and reduced winds around 10-11 km/h, providing calmer conditions. The ocean temperature remains consistently warm throughout the week, so snorkeling or diving without a wetsuit will be comfortable. Avoid Wednesday due to increased swells of 1.3 meters.

Weather Forecast

Surface Conditions

Weather Conditions

Thursday

28.8°

29.7°

Friday

28.7°

29.3°

Saturday

28.1°

29.3°

Sunday

27.8°

29.3°

Monday

28.2°

29.4°

Tuesday

28.4°

29.6°

Wednesday

28.3°

29.4°

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
63%

0.8m 10sec

15.8 km/h E

Friday
57%

1.1m 5sec

17.6 km/h ESE

Saturday
59%

1.1m 5sec

13.3 km/h ESE

Sunday
64%

0.9m 6sec

10.4 km/h ESE

Monday
59%

1.0m 6sec

10.8 km/h N

Tuesday
62%

0.8m 7sec

11.5 km/h NNE

Wednesday
74%

0.8m 7sec

13.3 km/h NW

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
61%

13:29

0.9m 5sec

16.9 km/h E

Friday
59%

13:52

1.0m 6sec

16.6 km/h ESE

Saturday
63%

14:10

0.9m 6sec

14.4 km/h ESE

Sunday
65%

14:27

0.9m 6sec

10.1 km/h ESE

Monday
61%

14:45

1.0m 6sec

10.4 km/h N

Tuesday
71%

15:10

0.8m 7sec

11.9 km/h NNE

Rating not found (location:26, day:6, period:low)

0.8m 7sec

13.3 km/h NW

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
63%

17:30

0.9m 5sec

18.7 km/h E

Friday
57%

18:11

1.0m 6sec

17.3 km/h ESE

Saturday
59%

18:43

0.8m 6sec

13.3 km/h ESE

Sunday
63%

19:12

0.9m 6sec

10.4 km/h ESE

Monday
60%

19:41

0.9m 6sec

10.8 km/h N

Tuesday
62%

08:46

0.8m 7sec

11.5 km/h NNE

Rating not found (location:26, day:6, period:high)

0.8m 7sec

13.3 km/h NW

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.