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Aldens Cave - Flinders Reef

20 mMax Depth

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2Species

Conditions Summary

Model forecast · local time (GMT+10)

Model conditions signal71/100

Waves

1.6 m

6.5 s

Swell

1.4 m

5.5 s

Current speed

0.0 km/h

flowing toward E

Water temperature

22.5°C

Wind

29.0 km/h

→ SE

Sea level

0.7 m

falling

WavesChallenging

SwellWatch

Current speedCalm

Forecast Overview

Sun, Oct 18Challenging

Waves1.5–1.6 mCurrent speed1.0 km/h maxWater temperature22.5°C

Mon, Oct 19Challenging

Waves1.5–1.7 mCurrent speed0.9 km/h maxWater temperature22.4°C

Tue, Oct 20Challenging

Waves1.3–1.6 mCurrent speed0.8 km/h maxWater temperature22.3°C

TodayChallenging

Waves1.4–1.5 mCurrent speed0.9 km/h maxWater temperature22.3°C

Next 72 hours

15:00

Waves: 1.6 m

Current speed: 0.0 km/h

Water temperature: 22.5°C

21:00

Waves: 1.5 m

Current speed: 0.9 km/h

Water temperature: 22.4°C

03:00

Waves: 1.6 m

Current speed: 0.3 km/h

Water temperature: 22.4°C

09:00

Waves: 1.6 m

Current speed: 0.8 km/h

Water temperature: 22.3°C

15:00

Waves: 1.7 m

Current speed: 0.2 km/h

Water temperature: 22.4°C

21:00

Waves: 1.6 m

Current speed: 0.5 km/h

Water temperature: 22.3°C

03:00

Waves: 1.5 m

Current speed: 0.4 km/h

Water temperature: 22.2°C

09:00

Waves: 1.4 m

Current speed: 0.4 km/h

Water temperature: 22.2°C

15:00

Waves: 1.3 m

Current speed: 0.2 km/h

Water temperature: 22.4°C

21:00

Waves: 1.4 m

Current speed: 0.0 km/h

Water temperature: 22.3°C

03:00

Waves: 1.4 m

Current speed: 0.6 km/h

Water temperature: 22.2°C

09:00

Waves: 1.4 m

Current speed: 0.2 km/h

Water temperature: 22.3°C

Catalog depth20 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

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Common Species

12 km · nearby observations

Rays

From site catalogue

Sea turtle

From site catalogue

Humpback

Megaptera novaeangliae

Nearby OBIS observations20

Gambierdiscus

Nearby OBIS observations16

Broadbill swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Nearby OBIS observations9

Acropora solitaryensis

Nearby OBIS observations5

Orange Spotted Catshark

Asymbolus rubiginosus

Nearby OBIS observations4

Silver Gull

Larus novaehollandiae

Nearby OBIS observations4

Acropora

Nearby OBIS observations3

Acropora millepora

Nearby OBIS observations3

Australasian gannet

Morus serrator

Nearby OBIS observations3

Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax varius

Nearby OBIS observations3

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

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