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Atlantis Reef

27 mMax Depth

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Conditions Summary

Model forecast · local time (GMT+2)

Model conditions signal71/100

Waves

1.5 m

8.4 s

Swell

1.4 m

6.8 s

Current speed

1.3 km/h

flowing toward W

Water temperature

15.7°C

Wind

6.2 km/h

→ W

Sea level

-0.6 m

WavesChallenging

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Current speedCalm

Forecast Overview

Tue, Oct 20Challenging

Waves1.5–2.2 mCurrent speed1.3 km/h maxWater temperature15.5°C

TodayChallenging

Waves2.3–2.7 mCurrent speed0.7 km/h maxWater temperature15.2°C

TomorrowChallenging

Waves2.0–2.2 mCurrent speed0.4 km/h maxWater temperature15.8°C

Fri, Oct 23Challenging

Waves2.0–2.0 mCurrent speed0.2 km/h maxWater temperature16.2°C

Next 72 hours

04:00

Waves: 1.5 m

Current speed: 1.3 km/h

Water temperature: 15.7°C

10:00

Waves: 1.5 m

Current speed: 0.7 km/h

Water temperature: 15.6°C

16:00

Waves: 1.7 m

Current speed: 0.4 km/h

Water temperature: 15.5°C

22:00

Waves: 2.1 m

Current speed: 0.2 km/h

Water temperature: 15.2°C

04:00

Waves: 2.6 m

Current speed: 0.4 km/h

Water temperature: 15.1°C

10:00

Waves: 2.7 m

Current speed: 0.5 km/h

Water temperature: 15.1°C

16:00

Waves: 2.5 m

Current speed: 0.5 km/h

Water temperature: 15.3°C

22:00

Waves: 2.3 m

Current speed: 0.4 km/h

Water temperature: 15.4°C

04:00

Waves: 2.2 m

Current speed: 0.3 km/h

Water temperature: 15.4°C

10:00

Waves: 2.1 m

Current speed: 0.2 km/h

Water temperature: 15.6°C

16:00

Waves: 2.0 m

Current speed: 0.2 km/h

Water temperature: 16.2°C

22:00

Waves: 2.0 m

Current speed: 0.0 km/h

Water temperature: 16.3°C

Catalog depth27 m

Data sources & field guideOpen-Meteo Marine + Weather APIs

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Questions to ask a local operator

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Common Species

12 km · nearby observations

Fish

From site catalogue

sevengill shark

Notorynchus cepedianus

Nearby OBIS observations26

Spheniscus demersus

Nearby OBIS observations21

Humpback whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Nearby OBIS observations15

Bonisa nakaza

Nearby OBIS observations8

Bunodosoma capense

Nearby OBIS observations6

Haploblepharus edwardsii

Nearby OBIS observations6

Marthasterias africana

Nearby OBIS observations6

Haematopus moquini

Nearby OBIS observations5

Tambja capensis

Nearby OBIS observations5

Callopatiria granifera

Nearby OBIS observations4

Clinus superciliosus

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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