Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
57Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Sea: flat, Water 9 °C, Wind 4 kn
Mon 2 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 10°C
Tue 3 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 7°C
Wed 4 · 61 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 58 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 30knboats in
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 61 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 9°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 19 kn
- Gusts
- 41knboats in
- Air
- 8°C
Sun 8 · 61 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Air
- 10°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 262, good
- Tue 363, good
- Wed 461, good
- Thu 558, fair
- Fri 661, good
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 861, good
- Mon 962, good
- Tue 100, poor
The site in five facts
- Down to 26 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 9 °Cdrysuit
- Faces SWswell 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 | 62, good | 0.4 m | 4 kn | 14kn | 10°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 63, good | 0.2 mflat | 4 kn | 8kn | 7°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 61, good | 0.5 m | 6 kn | 14kn | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 58, fair | 0.7 m | 14 kn | 30knboats in | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 61, good | 0.6 m | 7 kn | 18kn | 9°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | 0.8 m | 19 kn | 41knboats in | 8°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 61, good | 0.5 m | 10 kn | 31kn | 10°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 62, good | 0.3 m | 9 kn | 23kn | 9°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | 0.8 m | 16 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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 06:31 +1.1 mLow 12:17 −0.7 mHigh 18:12 +1.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:52 −1.7 mHigh 07:36 +1.3 mLow 13:41 −1.0 mHigh 19:39 +1.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 01:58 −1.6 mHigh 08:31 +1.5 mLow 14:48 −1.4 mHigh 20:53 +1.2 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.
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About Observatory Rock
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 SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE 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 January, its coldest month (drysuit), and 13°C in July, its warmest (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit). No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: Queen Charlotte Lodge, Area D (Graham Island), 4 km. Nearest beds: Masset, 28 km. Nearest airport: Masset Airport (ZMT), 30 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- 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 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 28 km away
No town nearby
Nearest place to stay we found: Queen Charlotte Lodge, Area D (Graham Island), 4 km. Nearest beds: Masset, 28 km. Nearest airport: Masset Airport (ZMT), 30 km.
See places to stay near Masset, 28 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
In the water
Dives and courses in Observatory Rock · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Observatory Rock · 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.
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