Babbacombe Beach

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Babbacombe Beach

12 mMax Depth
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10Species

Conditions Summary

Model forecast · local time (GMT+1)

Model conditions signal91/100
Waves
0.9 m
4.3 s
Swell
0.4 m
4.8 s
Current speed
0.8 km/h
flowing toward SW
Water temperature
16.4°C
Wind
12.6 km/h
→ N
Sea level
0.0 m
rising
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Forecast Overview

Sun, Oct 18Watch
Waves0.9–1.1 mCurrent speed0.9 km/h maxWater temperature16.4°C
Mon, Oct 19Challenging
Waves0.8–1.3 mCurrent speed0.8 km/h maxWater temperature16.2°C
Tue, Oct 20Watch
Waves0.5–0.8 mCurrent speed1.0 km/h maxWater temperature15.9°C
TodayWatch
Waves0.5–0.6 mCurrent speed1.0 km/h maxWater temperature15.8°C
Next 72 hours
08:00
Waves: 0.9 m
Current speed: 0.8 km/h
Water temperature: 16.4°C
14:00
Waves: 0.9 m
Current speed: 0.2 km/h
Water temperature: 16.4°C
20:00
Waves: 1.1 m
Current speed: 0.9 km/h
Water temperature: 16.4°C
02:00
Waves: 1.0 m
Current speed: 0.2 km/h
Water temperature: 16.3°C
08:00
Waves: 0.9 m
Current speed: 0.8 km/h
Water temperature: 16.2°C
14:00
Waves: 1.2 m
Current speed: 0.3 km/h
Water temperature: 16.2°C
20:00
Waves: 1.0 m
Current speed: 0.8 km/h
Water temperature: 16.2°C
02:00
Waves: 0.7 m
Current speed: 0.2 km/h
Water temperature: 16.1°C
08:00
Waves: 0.6 m
Current speed: 0.8 km/h
Water temperature: 16.0°C
14:00
Waves: 0.7 m
Current speed: 0.0 km/h
Water temperature: 15.9°C
20:00
Waves: 0.5 m
Current speed: 0.4 km/h
Water temperature: 15.9°C
02:00
Waves: 0.5 m
Current speed: 0.6 km/h
Water temperature: 15.8°C
Catalog depth12 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?
  • Does the planned route stay within my certification and recent experience?
  • Are there local permits, conservation rules, or equipment requirements?

Common Species

12 km · nearby observations
Conger Eel
From site catalogue
Crabs - harbour, edible, velvet swimming
From site catalogue
Cuttlefish
From site catalogue
Jewel Anemone
From site catalogue
Lobsters
From site catalogue
Nudibranch
From site catalogue
Pipefish
From site catalogue
Snakelocks Anemone
From site catalogue
Spider crab
From site catalogue
Tompot Blenny
From site catalogue
Common dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Nearby OBIS observations11
Harbour porpoise
Phocoena phocoena
Nearby OBIS observations9
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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