The Nursery

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The Nursery

16 mMax Depth
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8Species

Conditions Summary

Model forecast · local time (GMT+11)

Model conditions signal91/100
Waves
0.9 m
6.4 s
Swell
0.6 m
5.3 s
Current speed
1.5 km/h
flowing toward SW
Water temperature
19.4°C
Wind
32.0 km/h
→ NE
Sea level
0.3 m
falling
WavesWatch
SwellCalm
Current speedCalm
Planning window
08:00–09:00
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Forecast Overview

Mon, Oct 19Challenging
Waves0.9–1.0 mCurrent speed1.5 km/h maxWater temperature19.2°C
Tue, Oct 20Watch
Waves0.8–1.2 mCurrent speed1.6 km/h maxWater temperature19.0°C
TodayWatch
Waves0.8–1.1 mCurrent speed1.4 km/h maxWater temperature18.9°C
TomorrowWatch
Waves0.8–1.1 mCurrent speed1.3 km/h maxWater temperature18.9°C
Next 72 hours
16:00
Waves: 0.9 m
Current speed: 1.5 km/h
Water temperature: 19.4°C
22:00
Waves: 1.0 m
Current speed: 1.1 km/h
Water temperature: 19.1°C
04:00
Waves: 0.9 m
Current speed: 0.7 km/h
Water temperature: 18.9°C
10:00
Waves: 0.8 m
Current speed: 0.8 km/h
Water temperature: 19.0°C
16:00
Waves: 1.1 m
Current speed: 1.6 km/h
Water temperature: 19.1°C
22:00
Waves: 1.1 m
Current speed: 1.4 km/h
Water temperature: 18.9°C
04:00
Waves: 0.9 m
Current speed: 1.0 km/h
Water temperature: 18.7°C
10:00
Waves: 0.8 m
Current speed: 0.7 km/h
Water temperature: 18.9°C
16:00
Waves: 0.9 m
Current speed: 1.4 km/h
Water temperature: 19.1°C
22:00
Waves: 0.9 m
Current speed: 1.3 km/h
Water temperature: 18.9°C
04:00
Waves: 0.9 m
Current speed: 0.7 km/h
Water temperature: 18.7°C
10:00
Waves: 0.9 m
Current speed: 0.6 km/h
Water temperature: 18.9°C
Catalog depth16 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
Giant cuttlefish
From site catalogue
Grey Nurse Sharks
From site catalogue
Octopus
From site catalogue
Seahorse
From site catalogue
Squid
From site catalogue
Sting ray
From site catalogue
Wobbegong sharks
From site catalogue
angel shark
From site catalogue
Port Jackson Shark
Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Nearby OBIS observations75
Smooth Stingray
Bathytoshia brevicaudata
Nearby OBIS observations37
Macrocystis pyrifera
Nearby OBIS observations25
Eastern Fiddler Ray
Trygonorrhina fasciata
Nearby OBIS observations12
These are nearby biodiversity records, not a guarantee that every species will be seen on a particular dive.
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