Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
45Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Sea 0.9 m, Water 10 °C, Wind 8 kn
Tue 3 · 60 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 10°C
Wed 4 · 50 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 22 kn
- Gusts
- 29knboats in
- Air
- 12°C
Thu 5 · 22 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.1 m
- Wind
- 18 kn
- Gusts
- 24knboats in
- Air
- 11°C
Fri 6 · 19 out of 100
- Sea
- 3.0 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Air
- 10°C
Sat 7 · 39 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.8 m
- Wind
- 20 kn
- Gusts
- 28knboats in
- Air
- 10°C
Sun 8 · 44 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.3 m
- Wind
- 30 kn
- Gusts
- 42knboats in
- Air
- 10°C
Mon 9 · 46 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.9 m
- Wind
- 23 kn
- Gusts
- 29knboats in
- Air
- 10°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 258, fair
- Tue 360, good
- Wed 445, fair
- Thu 525, poor
- Fri 619, poor
- Sat 738, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 917, poor
- Tue 1047, fair
The site in five facts
- Down to 26 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 10 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
- Faces NEswell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 58, fair | 1.3 m | 9 kn | 11kn | 10°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 60, good | 0.9 m | 8 kn | 13kn | 10°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 45, fair | 1.4 m | 22 kn | 29knboats in | 12°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 25, poor | 2.1 m | 18 kn | 24knboats in | 11°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 19, poor | 3.0 m | 16 kn | 27kn | 10°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 38, poor | 1.8 m | 20 kn | 28knboats in | 10°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | 2.3 m | 30 kn | 42knboats in | 10°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 17, poor | 1.9 m | 23 kn | 29knboats in | 10°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 47, fair | 1.3 m | 21 kn | 23knboats in | 10°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 06:36 +0.9 mLow 12:17 −0.5 mHigh 18:07 +1.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:52 −1.5 mHigh 07:39 +1.1 mLow 13:42 −0.8 mHigh 19:36 +0.9 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 01:57 −1.4 mHigh 08:32 +1.3 mLow 14:49 −1.1 mHigh 20:52 +1.0 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
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
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the site and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Marchand Reef
A reef dive. It goes down to 26 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW 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 7°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 14°C in August, its warmest (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit). No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: Langara Island Lodge, Area D (Graham Island), 2 km. Nearest beds: Masset, 60 km. Nearest airport: Masset Airport (ZMT), 61 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 5 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 26 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 10°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a 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 60 km away
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No town nearby
Nearest place to stay we found: Langara Island Lodge, Area D (Graham Island), 2 km. Nearest beds: Masset, 60 km. Nearest airport: Masset Airport (ZMT), 61 km.
See places to stay near Masset, 60 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
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In the water
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Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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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.
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