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Roca ballena

20 mMax Depth

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6Species

Conditions Summary

Model forecast · local time (GMT-6)

Model conditions signal71/100

Waves

1.7 m

11.1 s

Swell

0.9 m

14.3 s

Current speed

1.2 km/h

flowing toward SE

Water temperature

27.9°C

Wind

17.1 km/h

→ S

Sea level

0.9 m

rising

WavesChallenging

SwellWatch

Current speedCalm

Forecast Overview

Tue, Oct 20Challenging

Waves1.6–1.7 mCurrent speed1.5 km/h maxWater temperature27.9°C

TodayChallenging

Waves1.6–1.7 mCurrent speed1.5 km/h maxWater temperature27.9°C

TomorrowChallenging

Waves1.5–1.6 mCurrent speed0.7 km/h maxWater temperature27.8°C

Fri, Oct 23Challenging

Waves1.5–1.7 mCurrent speed0.6 km/h maxWater temperature27.8°C

Next 72 hours

20:00

Waves: 1.7 m

Current speed: 1.2 km/h

Water temperature: 27.9°C

02:00

Waves: 1.6 m

Current speed: 1.2 km/h

Water temperature: 27.7°C

08:00

Waves: 1.7 m

Current speed: 1.0 km/h

Water temperature: 27.8°C

14:00

Waves: 1.6 m

Current speed: 0.7 km/h

Water temperature: 28.1°C

20:00

Waves: 1.6 m

Current speed: 0.4 km/h

Water temperature: 28.0°C

02:00

Waves: 1.6 m

Current speed: 0.6 km/h

Water temperature: 27.8°C

08:00

Waves: 1.6 m

Current speed: 0.3 km/h

Water temperature: 27.8°C

14:00

Waves: 1.6 m

Current speed: 0.3 km/h

Water temperature: 27.9°C

20:00

Waves: 1.5 m

Current speed: 0.3 km/h

Water temperature: 27.9°C

02:00

Waves: 1.5 m

Current speed: 0.6 km/h

Water temperature: 27.8°C

08:00

Waves: 1.6 m

Current speed: 0.4 km/h

Water temperature: 27.8°C

14:00

Waves: 1.7 m

Current speed: 0.6 km/h

Water temperature: 27.9°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

Barracuda

From site catalogue

Hammerhead shark

From site catalogue

Mantas, Sharks (Grey Reef/Oceanic White Tip/Silky/Hammerhead/Whale/Tiger/Sandbar) Nudibranches, Dolphins, Hump Back Wahles, Octos

From site catalogue

Rays

From site catalogue

Reef sharks

From site catalogue

turtle

From site catalogue

Lobo marino de un pelo

Zalophus wollebaeki

Nearby OBIS observations63

Grapsus grapsus

Nearby OBIS observations19

Creagrus furcatus

Nearby OBIS observations14

Chanos chanos

Nearby OBIS observations9

Eucidaris galapagensis

Nearby OBIS observations9

Abudefduf troschelii

Nearby OBIS observations8

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

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