Norwegian Bay
Dive site · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
36Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Sea 1.8 m, Visibility about 10 m, Water 24 °C
Tue 3 · 28 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.3 m
- Wind
- 18 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 42 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.8 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 39 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.9 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 34 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.1 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 21°C
Sat 7 · 31 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.9 m
- Wind
- 18 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 37 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.8 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 26 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.3 m
- Wind
- 19 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Air
- 21°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 231, poor
- Tue 328, poor
- Wed 442, poor
- Thu 539, poor
- Fri 634, poor
- Sat 731, poor
- Sun 837, poor
- Mon 926, poor
- Tue 1032, poor
- Wed 1176, good
The site in six facts
- Down to 4 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 24 °C5 mm wetsuit
- Faces Wswell from there reaches it
- Best Feb–May3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 31, poor | 2.1 m | 16 kn | 20kn | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 28, poor | 2.3 m | 18 kn | 24kn | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 42, poor | 1.8 m | 11 kn | 13kn | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 39, poor | 1.9 m | 11 kn | 14kn | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 34, poor | 2.1 m | 13 kn | 17kn | 21°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 31, poor | 1.9 m | 18 kn | 24kn | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 37, poor | 1.8 m | 15 kn | 22kn | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 26, poor | 2.3 m | 19 kn | 27kn | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 32, poor | 2.5 m | 15 kn | 24kn | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 76, good | – | 10 kn | 16kn | 22°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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:39 +0.5 mLow 09:01 −0.5 mHigh 15:36 +0.1 mLow 20:13 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:41 +0.4 mLow 10:04 −0.4 mHigh 16:57 +0.2 mLow 22:13 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 04:15 +0.2 mLow 11:18 −0.3 mHigh 18:14 +0.2 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.
Best time to go
best Feb–May
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Map
the site, its town, photos
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Photos of Norwegian Bay
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Norwegian Bay
A reef dive. It goes down to 4 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E 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 23°C in August, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in March, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 3 good days in 7; in July, September and October, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. North West Cape, 84 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Winderabandi Point, Ningaloo Station, Exmouth Gulf, 13 km. Nearest beds: Exmouth Western Australia, 88 km. Nearest airport: Learmonth Airport (LEA), 59 km.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 4 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, 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 24°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, Jul, Oct, Nov and Dec (about 15 m).
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 88 km away
No town nearby
North West Cape, 84 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Winderabandi Point, Ningaloo Station, Exmouth Gulf, 13 km. Nearest beds: Exmouth Western Australia, 88 km. Nearest airport: Learmonth Airport (LEA), 59 km.
See places to stay near Exmouth Western Australia, 88 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
In the water
Dives and courses in Norwegian Bay · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Norwegian Bay · 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.
This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.