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Wonder Reef Diving Forecast

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Summary

Forecast for the next 7 days according to Reefranger:

Today at Wonder Reef, the ocean temperature is a warm 26.4°C, and swells are at a manageable 1.1 meters from the southeast, but with strong southeast winds at 25.9 km/h, there will be surface chop, making snorkeling and diving challenging. For the best conditions, aim for Sunday to Wednesday when swells drop to 0.7-0.8 meters, and winds decrease to around 20 km/h, creating calmer conditions. Frequent southeasterly to east-southeasterly swell direction will provide good visibility. No wetsuit is needed due to the warm ocean temperatures. Avoid Friday and Saturday due to high winds reaching over 35 km/h.

Weather Forecast

Surface Conditions

Weather Conditions

Thursday

23.8°

30.1°

Friday

24.4°

33.6°

Saturday

23.7°

28.8°

Sunday

22.6°

29.1°

Monday

23.3°

29.1°

Tuesday

22.8°

29.4°

Wednesday

22.6°

29.6°

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
50%

1.0m 8sec

25.9 km/h SSE

Friday
50%

1.0m 9sec

28.4 km/h NW

Saturday
49%

1.0m 9sec

30.6 km/h SSE

Sunday
61%

0.7m 10sec

15.8 km/h SE

Monday
61%

0.7m 9sec

16.6 km/h E

Tuesday
62%

0.6m 5sec

15.8 km/h NE

Wednesday
62%

0.6m 6sec

14.8 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.

Thursday
48%

09:25

1.1m 8sec

25.9 km/h SSE

Friday
52%

10:49

1.0m 7sec

28.4 km/h NW

Saturday
49%

11:52

1.0m 10sec

31 km/h SSE

Sunday
60%

12:39

0.7m 9sec

20.2 km/h SE

Monday
59%

13:19

0.7m 5sec

20.9 km/h E

Tuesday
61%

13:57

0.6m 5sec

22.3 km/h NE

Rating not found (location:37, day:6, period:low)

0.6m 6sec

14.8 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.

Thursday
52%

14:33

1.0m 8sec

18.4 km/h SSE

Friday
54%

15:53

0.9m 8sec

29.2 km/h NW

Saturday
55%

17:03

0.9m 10sec

27 km/h SSE

Sunday
63%

18:00

0.6m 9sec

19.8 km/h SE

Monday
62%

18:46

0.8m 5sec

19.8 km/h E

Tuesday
62%

19:29

0.7m 5sec

20.9 km/h NE

Rating not found (location:37, day:6, period:high)

0.6m 6sec

14.8 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.