Elphinstone Reef

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Elphinstone Reef

40 mMax Depth
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12Species

Conditions Summary

Model forecast · local time (GMT+3)

Model conditions signal91/100
Waves
0.6 m
3.5 s
Swell
0.4 m
3.3 s
Current speed
0.6 km/h
flowing toward S
Water temperature
28.1°C
Wind
15.1 km/h
→ NW
Sea level
0.1 m
rising
WavesWatch
SwellCalm
Current speedCalm
Planning window
05:15–05:00
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Forecast Overview

Fri, Oct 16Watch
Waves0.6–0.8 mCurrent speed0.7 km/h maxWater temperature28.1°C
Sat, Oct 17Watch
Waves0.5–0.8 mCurrent speed0.6 km/h maxWater temperature27.9°C
Sun, Oct 18Watch
Waves0.4–1.0 mCurrent speed0.8 km/h maxWater temperature27.7°C
Mon, Oct 19Watch
Waves0.5–0.6 mCurrent speed0.6 km/h maxWater temperature27.5°C
Next 72 hours
05:00
Waves: 0.6 m
Current speed: 0.6 km/h
Water temperature: 28.1°C
11:00
Waves: 0.8 m
Current speed: 0.6 km/h
Water temperature: 28.1°C
17:00
Waves: 0.7 m
Current speed: 0.6 km/h
Water temperature: 28.1°C
23:00
Waves: 0.6 m
Current speed: 0.7 km/h
Water temperature: 28.0°C
05:00
Waves: 0.5 m
Current speed: 0.4 km/h
Water temperature: 27.9°C
11:00
Waves: 0.7 m
Current speed: 0.4 km/h
Water temperature: 27.8°C
17:00
Waves: 0.7 m
Current speed: 0.6 km/h
Water temperature: 27.9°C
23:00
Waves: 0.5 m
Current speed: 0.4 km/h
Water temperature: 27.8°C
05:00
Waves: 0.6 m
Current speed: 0.4 km/h
Water temperature: 27.7°C
11:00
Waves: 0.9 m
Current speed: 0.6 km/h
Water temperature: 27.7°C
17:00
Waves: 0.8 m
Current speed: 0.7 km/h
Water temperature: 27.7°C
23:00
Waves: 0.6 m
Current speed: 0.6 km/h
Water temperature: 27.6°C
Catalog depth40 m
Data sources & field guideOpen-Meteo Marine + Weather APIs

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Common Species

12 km · nearby observations
Angelfish
From site catalogue
Anthias
From site catalogue
Barracuda
From site catalogue
Butterflyfish
From site catalogue
Dolphins
From site catalogue
Giant Trevally
From site catalogue
Hammerhead shark
From site catalogue
Manta ray
From site catalogue
Napoleon Wrasse
From site catalogue
Oceanic whitetip shark
From site catalogue
Thresher shark
From site catalogue
Whale shark
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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Photos

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