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Erscott's Hole, Australia

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About Erscott's Hole

A reef dive. It goes down to 8 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. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 2.8 km away. The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 24°C in January, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). For Open Water divers the best months are usually January and December, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lord Howe Island. Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 6 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 8 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 2.8 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

  • Dive Lord Howe 2.8 km

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 20°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan and Mar (over 30 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: Sea 0.6 m. Wind 9 kn gusting 15.

The score for Open Water divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct520.8 m12 kn17kn
Mon 19Oct470.8 m15 kn21kn
Tue 20Oct540.7 m14 kn20kn
Wed 21Oct720.6 m9 kn15kn
Thu 22Oct700.5 m12 kn16kn
Fri 23Oct610.6 m14 kn18knboats in
Sat 24Oct00.8 m19 kn26knboats in
Sun 25Oct01.0 m21 kn30knboats in
Mon 26Oct01.3 m27 kn36knboats in
Tue 27Oct331.0 m12 kn22knboats in
Wed 28Oct00.8 m24 kn34knboats in

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres, halved for a sheltered site. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Open Water divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. Dec4of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Places to eat near Lord Howe Island

  • The AnchorageAustralian · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Anchorage Restaurant, Lord Howe Island, NSW, AustraliaAustralian · 0.5 km from the centre
  • The Golfy. Bar & Restaurant1.5 km from the centre

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