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Daphne Minor

Dive site · Ecuador

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

75Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
28°C

Wed 4 · 69 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
9 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
30°C

Thu 5 · 75 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
29°C

Fri 6 · 76 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
27°C

Sat 7 · 76 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
29°C

Sun 8 · 75 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
29°C

Mon 9 · 75 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
29°C

Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 274, good
  2. Tue 374, good
  3. Wed 469, good
  4. Thu 575, good
  5. Fri 676, good
  6. Sat 776, good
  7. Sun 875, good
  8. Mon 975, good
  9. Tue 1074, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 23 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 23 °C5 mm wetsuit
  • Faces NWswell 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.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Daphne Minor
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov74, good0.2 mflat6 kn9kn28°C
Tue 3Nov74, good0.3 m7 kn10kn28°C
Wed 4Nov69, good0.3 m9 kn12kn30°C
Thu 5Nov75, good0.2 mflat4 kn6kn29°C
Fri 6Nov76, good0.2 mflat2 kn4kn27°C
Sat 7Nov76, good0.1 mflat3 kn8kn29°C
Sun 8Nov75, good0.1 mflat3 kn5kn29°C
Mon 9Nov75, good0.1 mflat5 kn10kn29°C
Tue 10Nov74, good0.1 mflat8 kn12kn29°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 NovLow 02:55 −0.6 mHigh 09:02 +0.6 mLow 15:20 −0.7 mHigh 21:51 +0.7 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:13 −0.6 mHigh 10:21 +0.6 mLow 16:36 −0.7 mHigh 23:03 +0.8 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 05:28 −0.7 mHigh 11:37 +0.6 mLow 17:47 −0.7 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

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About Daphne Minor

A wall dive. It goes down to 23 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 38 km away. The sea is about 22°C in August, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 27°C in February, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Puerto Ayora. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • What it is Wall.
  • How deep Down to 23 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 10 km, the nearest 38 km away.

Water about 23°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. Much the same all year (about 10 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: Puerto Ayora

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Closest

Puerto Ayora

about 1h 10m by car · 102 places to stay

about US$47/nightcountry average

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About Puerto Ayora its beds, food and every spot near it

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Getting there

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In the water

Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 25 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.

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