Butcher's Bank

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Butcher's Bank

9 mMax Depth
BoatEntry
7Species

Conditions Summary

Model forecast · local time (GMT-6)

Model conditions signal81/100
Waves
0.9 m
6.0 s
Swell
0.8 m
5.0 s
Current speed
1.0 km/h
flowing toward E
Water temperature
30.1°C
Wind
11.2 km/h
→ SE
Sea level
0.2 m
falling
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Planning window
12:00–13:00
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Forecast Overview

Fri, Oct 16Watch
Waves0.7–0.9 mCurrent speed1.2 km/h maxWater temperature30.5°C
Sat, Oct 17Watch
Waves0.5–0.7 mCurrent speed1.4 km/h maxWater temperature30.2°C
Sun, Oct 18Calm
Waves0.4–0.5 mCurrent speed0.9 km/h maxWater temperature30.0°C
TodayCalm
Waves0.4–0.4 mCurrent speed0.6 km/h maxWater temperature30.0°C
Next 72 hours
05:00
Waves: 0.9 m
Current speed: 1.0 km/h
Water temperature: 30.1°C
11:00
Waves: 0.8 m
Current speed: 1.1 km/h
Water temperature: 30.7°C
17:00
Waves: 0.7 m
Current speed: 0.8 km/h
Water temperature: 30.6°C
23:00
Waves: 0.7 m
Current speed: 0.7 km/h
Water temperature: 30.3°C
05:00
Waves: 0.7 m
Current speed: 1.1 km/h
Water temperature: 30.1°C
11:00
Waves: 0.6 m
Current speed: 1.3 km/h
Water temperature: 30.2°C
17:00
Waves: 0.6 m
Current speed: 1.2 km/h
Water temperature: 30.2°C
23:00
Waves: 0.5 m
Current speed: 0.8 km/h
Water temperature: 30.1°C
05:00
Waves: 0.4 m
Current speed: 0.7 km/h
Water temperature: 30.0°C
11:00
Waves: 0.4 m
Current speed: 0.9 km/h
Water temperature: 30.0°C
17:00
Waves: 0.4 m
Current speed: 0.7 km/h
Water temperature: 30.1°C
23:00
Waves: 0.4 m
Current speed: 0.6 km/h
Water temperature: 30.0°C
Catalog depth9 m
Data sources & field guideOpen-Meteo Marine + Weather APIs

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Dive Types

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Questions to ask a local operator

  • What are today's current, visibility, entry, and exit conditions?
  • Does the planned route stay within my certification and recent experience?
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Common Species

12 km · nearby observations
Barracuda
From site catalogue
Nudibranch
From site catalogue
Pipefish
From site catalogue
Pufferfish
From site catalogue
Seaslug
From site catalogue
Southern Stingray
From site catalogue
Trunkfish
From site catalogue
Acanthurus coeruleus
Nearby OBIS observations9
Thalassoma bifasciatum
Nearby OBIS observations9
Scarus iseri
Nearby OBIS observations8
Abudefduf saxatilis
Nearby OBIS observations7
Azurina cyanea
Nearby OBIS observations6
These are nearby biodiversity records, not a guarantee that every species will be seen on a particular dive.
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