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Protea Banks

40 mMax Depth

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Conditions Summary

Model forecast · local time (GMT+2)

Model conditions signal62/100

Waves

2.3 m

8.9 s

Swell

2.2 m

7.7 s

Current speed

0.5 km/h

flowing toward S

Water temperature

21.8°C

Wind

17.4 km/h

→ SW

Sea level

-0.1 m

WavesChallenging

SwellChallenging

Current speedCalm

Forecast Overview

Tue, Oct 20Challenging

Waves1.6–2.3 mCurrent speed2.5 km/h maxWater temperature22.0°C

TodayChallenging

Waves1.2–1.5 mCurrent speed3.1 km/h maxWater temperature22.6°C

TomorrowChallenging

Waves1.3–1.8 mCurrent speed2.9 km/h maxWater temperature22.8°C

Fri, Oct 23Challenging

Waves1.6–1.7 mCurrent speed2.5 km/h maxWater temperature23.0°C

Next 72 hours

04:00

Waves: 2.3 m

Current speed: 0.5 km/h

Water temperature: 21.8°C

10:00

Waves: 2.0 m

Current speed: 1.0 km/h

Water temperature: 21.9°C

16:00

Waves: 1.8 m

Current speed: 2.1 km/h

Water temperature: 22.2°C

22:00

Waves: 1.6 m

Current speed: 2.5 km/h

Water temperature: 22.2°C

04:00

Waves: 1.4 m

Current speed: 3.0 km/h

Water temperature: 22.2°C

10:00

Waves: 1.2 m

Current speed: 2.9 km/h

Water temperature: 22.6°C

16:00

Waves: 1.2 m

Current speed: 2.5 km/h

Water temperature: 23.0°C

22:00

Waves: 1.3 m

Current speed: 2.3 km/h

Water temperature: 22.7°C

04:00

Waves: 1.3 m

Current speed: 2.9 km/h

Water temperature: 22.6°C

10:00

Waves: 1.6 m

Current speed: 2.5 km/h

Water temperature: 22.7°C

16:00

Waves: 1.7 m

Current speed: 2.7 km/h

Water temperature: 23.0°C

22:00

Waves: 1.7 m

Current speed: 2.6 km/h

Water temperature: 23.0°C

Catalog depth40 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

What are today's current, visibility, entry, and exit conditions?
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Common Species

12 km · nearby observations

Bull shark

From site catalogue

Hammerhead shark

From site catalogue

Oceanic blacktip shark

From site catalogue

Rays

From site catalogue

Tiger shark

From site catalogue

Chrysoblephus puniceus

Nearby OBIS observations63

Chrysoblephus anglicus

Nearby OBIS observations46

Polysteganus praeorbitalis

Nearby OBIS observations19

Pachymetopon aeneum

Nearby OBIS observations14

Thunnus albacares

Nearby OBIS observations9

Atractoscion aequidens

Nearby OBIS observations8

Chaetomorpha spiralis

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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