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Whale Shark Refuge Waters

5 mMax Depth

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Conditions Summary

Model forecast · local time (GMT-7)

Model conditions signal91/100

Waves

0.6 m

3.6 s

Swell

0.3 m

4.2 s

Current speed

0.2 km/h

flowing toward S

Water temperature

30.6°C

Wind

8.6 km/h

→ S

Sea level

1.0 m

falling

WavesWatch

SwellCalm

Current speedCalm

Planning window

07:45–07:00

Calmest model window

Forecast Overview

Mon, Oct 19Calm

Waves0.3–0.6 mCurrent speed0.4 km/h maxWater temperature30.6°C

Tue, Oct 20Calm

Waves0.1–0.3 mCurrent speed0.5 km/h maxWater temperature30.7°C

TodayCalm

Waves0.1–0.1 mCurrent speed0.3 km/h maxWater temperature30.8°C

TomorrowCalm

Waves0.1–0.2 mCurrent speed0.2 km/h maxWater temperature30.6°C

Next 72 hours

07:00

Waves: 0.5 m

Current speed: 0.0 km/h

Water temperature: 30.5°C

13:00

Waves: 0.5 m

Current speed: 0.2 km/h

Water temperature: 30.7°C

19:00

Waves: 0.4 m

Current speed: 0.2 km/h

Water temperature: 30.7°C

01:00

Waves: 0.3 m

Current speed: 0.0 km/h

Water temperature: 30.6°C

07:00

Waves: 0.2 m

Current speed: 0.0 km/h

Water temperature: 30.6°C

13:00

Waves: 0.2 m

Current speed: 0.4 km/h

Water temperature: 30.8°C

19:00

Waves: 0.2 m

Current speed: 0.4 km/h

Water temperature: 30.8°C

01:00

Waves: 0.1 m

Current speed: 0.0 km/h

Water temperature: 30.6°C

07:00

Waves: 0.1 m

Current speed: 0.0 km/h

Water temperature: 30.7°C

13:00

Waves: 0.1 m

Current speed: 0.2 km/h

Water temperature: 30.9°C

19:00

Waves: 0.1 m

Current speed: 0.2 km/h

Water temperature: 30.9°C

01:00

Waves: 0.2 m

Current speed: 0.2 km/h

Water temperature: 30.6°C

Catalog depth5 m

Data sources & field guideOpen-Meteo Marine + Weather APIs

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Dive Types

Sandy bottomSalt Water

Questions to ask a local operator

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Common Species

12 km · nearby observations

Whale shark

From site catalogue

Himantopus mexicanus

Nearby OBIS observations20

Pelecanus occidentalis

Nearby OBIS observations10

Actitis macularius

Nearby OBIS observations9

Larus livens

Nearby OBIS observations9

Charadrius vociferus

Nearby OBIS observations7

Diodon holocanthus

Nearby OBIS observations7

Pandion haliaetus

Nearby OBIS observations6

Limosa fedoa

Nearby OBIS observations5

Tringa semipalmata

Nearby OBIS observations5

Abudefduf troschelii

Nearby OBIS observations4

Elysia diomedea

Nearby OBIS observations4

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

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