Dive Planning - Weather & Tides
When planning a shore dive or a boat dive always check the WEATHER!. During the run up to a dive, ie days before, the night before and hours before.
CHECK ALL SOURCES
When in doubt and all is against you, as dive marshall - CALL IT OFF - Theres always next week.
Sources:
TV weather forecasts (national/local) - Radio shipping reports (local radio)
Teletext inshore (ITV – page 108)
Coastguard (sea conditions) / Visual inspection on site (sea conditions)
Satellite Views
European - Click Here
Winds:
Are the most important consideration to divers in Cornwall.
Check:
If off-shore on-shore.
South-easterly: Usually blows out Porthoustock/Porthkerris if too strong.
North/north-easterly/North-westerly: Makes north coast difficult.
Other Related Links
Sea Surface Temperatures
Surf Conditions
xcweather
World Wide Weather from CNN
European Weather from CNN
Sea surface temperatures - Information from geostationary satellites on surface
temperatures.
Weatherpost - The Washington Post's excellent weather site. International coverage,
radar pictures, forecasts, etc.
Tidal Predictions worldwide
Sevenstones Lightship
Met Office
Met Office – Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
Met Office – Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
Web Cams
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