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Papetoai

20 mMax Depth

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4Species

Conditions Summary

Model forecast · local time (GMT-10)

Model conditions signal62/100

Waves

2.0 m

10.4 s

Swell

1.6 m

7.2 s

Current speed

0.9 km/h

flowing toward NW

Water temperature

26.9°C

Wind

18.1 km/h

→ S

Sea level

0.6 m

rising

WavesChallenging

SwellChallenging

Current speedCalm

Forecast Overview

Tue, Oct 20Challenging

Waves2.0–2.1 mCurrent speed1.0 km/h maxWater temperature26.7°C

TodayChallenging

Waves2.1–2.3 mCurrent speed0.9 km/h maxWater temperature26.5°C

TomorrowChallenging

Waves2.1–2.4 mCurrent speed1.5 km/h maxWater temperature26.3°C

Fri, Oct 23Challenging

Waves2.2–2.4 mCurrent speed1.2 km/h maxWater temperature26.3°C

Next 72 hours

16:00

Waves: 2.0 m

Current speed: 0.9 km/h

Water temperature: 26.9°C

22:00

Waves: 2.1 m

Current speed: 1.0 km/h

Water temperature: 26.6°C

04:00

Waves: 2.3 m

Current speed: 0.4 km/h

Water temperature: 26.5°C

10:00

Waves: 2.3 m

Current speed: 0.7 km/h

Water temperature: 26.5°C

16:00

Waves: 2.3 m

Current speed: 0.8 km/h

Water temperature: 26.5°C

22:00

Waves: 2.2 m

Current speed: 0.2 km/h

Water temperature: 26.5°C

04:00

Waves: 2.2 m

Current speed: 1.0 km/h

Water temperature: 26.4°C

10:00

Waves: 2.3 m

Current speed: 1.3 km/h

Water temperature: 26.3°C

16:00

Waves: 2.4 m

Current speed: 0.6 km/h

Water temperature: 26.4°C

22:00

Waves: 2.4 m

Current speed: 1.5 km/h

Water temperature: 26.3°C

04:00

Waves: 2.3 m

Current speed: 0.6 km/h

Water temperature: 26.3°C

10:00

Waves: 2.2 m

Current speed: 0.3 km/h

Water temperature: 26.4°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

Boxfish / pufferfish

From site catalogue

Butterflyfish

From site catalogue

Clownfish

From site catalogue

Parrotfish

From site catalogue

Brachyura

Nearby OBIS observations7

Halichoeres trimaculatus

Nearby OBIS observations4

Humpback whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Nearby OBIS observations4

Thalassoma hardwicke

Nearby OBIS observations4

Acanthurus nigrofuscus

Nearby OBIS observations3

Chaetodon ornatissimus

Nearby OBIS observations3

Eretmochelys imbricata

Nearby OBIS observations3

Pagurixus

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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