Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
47Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: Sea 0.5 m, Water 9 °C, Wind 2 kn
Mon 2 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 8°C
Tue 3 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 21knboats in
- Air
- 9°C
Wed 4 · 56 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 26knboats in
- Air
- 9°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 22 kn
- Gusts
- 49knboats in
- Air
- 8°C
Fri 6 · 58 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.3 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Air
- 9°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 18 kn
- Gusts
- 43knboats in
- Air
- 7°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 52knboats in
- Air
- 8°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 130, poor
- Mon 263, good
- Tue 362, good
- Wed 456, fair
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 658, fair
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The site in five facts
- Down to 25 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 9 °Cdrysuit
- Faces SEswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 30, poor | 0.6 m | 9 kn | 32knboats in | 8°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 63, good | 0.5 m | 2 kn | 6kn | 8°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 62, good | 0.4 m | 9 kn | 21knboats in | 9°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 56, fair | 0.6 m | 9 kn | 26knboats in | 9°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | 0.6 m | 22 kn | 49knboats in | 8°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 58, fair | 1.3 m | 6 kn | 31kn | 9°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | 0.6 m | 18 kn | 43knboats in | 7°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | 0.8 m | 16 kn | 52knboats in | 8°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | 0.8 m | 15 kn | 41knboats in | 8°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | 0.6 m | 15 kn | 36knboats in | 9°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 06:37 +0.9 mLow 11:58 −0.4 mHigh 17:56 +1.2 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:55 −1.6 mHigh 07:48 +1.0 mLow 13:32 −0.5 mHigh 19:24 +1.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:06 −1.5 mHigh 08:51 +1.1 mLow 14:57 −0.8 mHigh 20:51 +0.9 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Desconocida Reef
A reef dive. It goes down to 25 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 6°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 13°C in July, its warmest (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit). No town nearby. Port Alexander, 93 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Sea Otter Sound Lodge, Unorganized Borough, 11 km. Nearest beds: Sitka, 188 km. Nearest airport: Klawock Airport (KLW), 31 km.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 25 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Water about 9°C: drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: nearest beds 188 km away
No town nearby
Port Alexander, 93 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Sea Otter Sound Lodge, Unorganized Borough, 11 km. Nearest beds: Sitka, 188 km. Nearest airport: Klawock Airport (KLW), 31 km.
See places to stay near Sitka, 188 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
In the water
Dives and courses in Desconocida Reef · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Desconocida Reef · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.
What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.