sand key lighthouse

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sand key lighthouse

8 mMax Depth
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12Species

Conditions Summary

Model forecast · local time (GMT-4)

Model conditions signal91/100
Waves
0.6 m
3.8 s
Swell
0.2 m
5.1 s
Current speed
1.1 km/h
flowing toward W
Water temperature
29.4°C
Wind
41.4 km/h
→ NE
Sea level
0.0 m
falling
WavesWatch
SwellCalm
Current speedCalm
Planning window
05:45–05:00
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Forecast Overview

Sun, Oct 18Watch
Waves0.5–1.1 mCurrent speed1.5 km/h maxWater temperature29.4°C
TodayChallenging
Waves1.1–1.5 mCurrent speed2.0 km/h maxWater temperature29.3°C
TomorrowChallenging
Waves1.1–1.5 mCurrent speed2.1 km/h maxWater temperature29.2°C
Wed, Oct 21Challenging
Waves1.3–1.4 mCurrent speed1.8 km/h maxWater temperature29.1°C
Next 72 hours
05:00
Waves: 0.5 m
Current speed: 1.1 km/h
Water temperature: 29.5°C
11:00
Waves: 1.0 m
Current speed: 1.1 km/h
Water temperature: 29.5°C
17:00
Waves: 1.0 m
Current speed: 1.3 km/h
Water temperature: 29.4°C
23:00
Waves: 1.1 m
Current speed: 1.5 km/h
Water temperature: 29.4°C
05:00
Waves: 1.1 m
Current speed: 1.5 km/h
Water temperature: 29.3°C
11:00
Waves: 1.1 m
Current speed: 1.4 km/h
Water temperature: 29.2°C
17:00
Waves: 1.2 m
Current speed: 2.0 km/h
Water temperature: 29.3°C
23:00
Waves: 1.5 m
Current speed: 1.8 km/h
Water temperature: 29.2°C
05:00
Waves: 1.5 m
Current speed: 2.0 km/h
Water temperature: 29.1°C
11:00
Waves: 1.5 m
Current speed: 1.8 km/h
Water temperature: 29.1°C
17:00
Waves: 1.2 m
Current speed: 2.0 km/h
Water temperature: 29.2°C
23:00
Waves: 1.3 m
Current speed: 1.7 km/h
Water temperature: 29.1°C
Catalog depth8 m
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Dive Types

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  • Does the planned route stay within my certification and recent experience?
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Common Species

12 km · nearby observations
Brain coral
From site catalogue
Coral
From site catalogue
Grouper
From site catalogue
Hawksbill turtle
From site catalogue
Lionfish
From site catalogue
Moray eel
From site catalogue
Nurse sharks
From site catalogue
Reef fish ( Scorpionfish, boxfish,puffer fish, surgeonfish, angelfish, bannerfish, triggerfish, parrotfish, trumpetfish, pipefish, clown fish, swee
From site catalogue
Staghorn Coral
From site catalogue
Stingrays
From site catalogue
Tge biggest brain corals, Elkhorns, etc,etc,etc
From site catalogue
conchs
From site catalogue
These are nearby biodiversity records, not a guarantee that every species will be seen on a particular dive.
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