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Quarter mile reef

12 mMax Depth

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Conditions Summary

Model forecast · local time (GMT+2)

Model conditions signal81/100

Waves

1.1 m

7.8 s

Swell

0.6 m

8.2 s

Current speed

1.5 km/h

flowing toward S

Water temperature

24.6°C

Wind

15.6 km/h

→ N

Sea level

0.1 m

falling

WavesChallenging

SwellCalm

Current speedCalm

Forecast Overview

Fri, Oct 16Challenging

Waves1.1–1.3 mCurrent speed1.9 km/h maxWater temperature24.8°C

Sat, Oct 17Challenging

Waves1.2–1.4 mCurrent speed1.7 km/h maxWater temperature24.7°C

Sun, Oct 18Challenging

Waves1.2–1.5 mCurrent speed2.0 km/h maxWater temperature24.9°C

TodayChallenging

Waves1.3–1.5 mCurrent speed1.3 km/h maxWater temperature24.8°C

Next 72 hours

08:00

Waves: 1.1 m

Current speed: 1.5 km/h

Water temperature: 24.6°C

14:00

Waves: 1.2 m

Current speed: 1.7 km/h

Water temperature: 24.9°C

20:00

Waves: 1.3 m

Current speed: 1.7 km/h

Water temperature: 24.8°C

02:00

Waves: 1.3 m

Current speed: 1.7 km/h

Water temperature: 24.6°C

08:00

Waves: 1.3 m

Current speed: 1.7 km/h

Water temperature: 24.6°C

14:00

Waves: 1.4 m

Current speed: 1.7 km/h

Water temperature: 24.9°C

20:00

Waves: 1.3 m

Current speed: 1.7 km/h

Water temperature: 24.7°C

02:00

Waves: 1.2 m

Current speed: 1.3 km/h

Water temperature: 24.6°C

08:00

Waves: 1.3 m

Current speed: 1.3 km/h

Water temperature: 24.7°C

14:00

Waves: 1.4 m

Current speed: 1.9 km/h

Water temperature: 25.3°C

20:00

Waves: 1.4 m

Current speed: 1.7 km/h

Water temperature: 25.0°C

02:00

Waves: 1.3 m

Current speed: 1.3 km/h

Water temperature: 24.8°C

Catalog depth12 m

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Dive Types

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Common Species

12 km · nearby observations

Ragged tooth sharks

From site catalogue

Biota incertae sedis

Nearby OBIS observations57

Animalia

Nearby OBIS observations25

Zambezi shark

Carcharhinus leucas

Nearby OBIS observations25

Chordata

Nearby OBIS observations22

Mammalia

Nearby OBIS observations7

Florideophyceae

Nearby OBIS observations3

tiger shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

Nearby OBIS observations3

Acanthurus nigrofuscus

Nearby OBIS observations2

Actinopteri

Nearby OBIS observations2

Arthropoda

Nearby OBIS observations2

Chaetodon madagaskariensis

Nearby OBIS observations2

These are nearby biodiversity records, not a guarantee that every species will be seen on a particular dive.

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