Whales Back, Canada
No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Lunenburg, is 174 km away. Nearest airport: YSJ (YSJ), 213 km.
About Whales Back
A reef dive. It goes down to 15 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW 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 3°C in March, its coldest month (drysuit), and 14°C in September, its warmest (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit). For experienced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Lunenburg, is 174 km away. Nearest airport: YSJ (YSJ), 213 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 15 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, 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.
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Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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Water about 13°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 5 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 6 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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No town nearby
No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Lunenburg, is 174 km away. Nearest airport: YSJ (YSJ), 213 km.
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Forecast
Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.6 m. Wind 14 kn gusting 22.
The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | 0.6 m | 14 kn | 22kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 0.4 m | 12 kn | 16kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 80, good | 1.0 m | 15 kn | 21kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 76, good | 0.9 m | 16 kn | 27kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 73, good | 1.0 m | 19 kn | 26kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 70, good | 0.8 m | 20 kn | 30kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 0, poor | 1.1 m | 25 kn | 39knboats in |
| Sun 25Oct | 80, good | 0.4 m | 12 kn | 22kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 10 kn | 15kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 78, good | 0.7 m | 16 kn | 30kn |
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 experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7
- Feb7of 7
- Mar7of 7
- Apr7of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug7of 7
- Sep7of 7
- Oct7of 7
- Nov7of 7
- Dec7of 7
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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