Turtle Reef (shore)

Shore entry · 10 to 60 ft · 19.393, -81.398 (approximate) · water 29.3 °C

Site verdict

NE 13 kt, 0.8 m seas at 5 s from the ESE

Wind NE13 kt

Seas ESE0.8 m @ 5 s

Evidence

MWCR observed 13:00: ENE 8 kt (used for the current hour)
Open-Meteo forecast 13:00 to 19:00 (fetched 2 min ago)
Wind: NE 13 kt at 17:00, on the edge of this site's exposure
Sea: 0.8 m seas at 5 s from the ESE at 13:00, which this site is sheltered from
No reports in the last 3 h: forecast only

Zone verdict for West: Go see zone

Exposure, in plain language

West Bay shore entry by the turtle centre. Shore entries fail before boat dives do; any north or west swell makes the ladder unusable.

Wind reaches this site from the west through the north-north-east (270° to 30°). Swell reaches it from the west through the north-north-east (270° to 30°). It is sheltered from the E, SE, S, SW. Shore entries and the sandbar use tighter wave thresholds than boat sites.

🌊Tide: Near low water · high 18:10 · then low 00:30 · 0.3 m range · Near low water: the reef flat or ironshore crossing is at its shallowest. Watch your knees and fins going in and out.

Cayman tides are small (about 0.3 m) and rarely decide the day. Times are from a global tide model, roughly ±30 min; the official tables are on the CINWS sun and tides page.

Hourly forecast

From the West zone point, not the site itself. Wind in knots, heights in metres, Cayman time.

Time	Wind	Gust	Dir	Seas	Period	Dir	Swell	Period	Dir	SST
Thu 5 Nov 13:00	11 kt	15	NE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	SE	29.3 °C
14:00	10 kt	15	NE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	SE	29.3 °C
15:00	11 kt	15	NE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	SE	29.3 °C
16:00	11 kt	15	NE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	SE	29.3 °C
17:00	13 kt	16	NE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	SE	29.3 °C
18:00	14 kt	18	NE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	SE	29.2 °C
19:00	13 kt	18	ENE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	SE	29.2 °C
20:00	14 kt	18	NE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	SE	29.2 °C
21:00	13 kt	18	NE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.6 m	5 s	SE	29.2 °C
22:00	14 kt	18	NE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.6 m	5 s	SE	29.2 °C
23:00	14 kt	19	NE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.6 m	5 s	SE	29.2 °C
Fri 6 Nov 00:00	14 kt	19	ENE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.6 m	5 s	SE	29.2 °C
01:00	13 kt	19	ENE	0.8 m	5 s	E	0.6 m	5 s	ESE	29.2 °C
02:00	11 kt	17	ESE	0.8 m	5 s	E	0.6 m	5 s	ESE	29.2 °C
03:00	10 kt	15	E	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	ESE	29.2 °C
04:00	10 kt	14	ENE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	ESE	29.2 °C
05:00	12 kt	16	ENE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	ESE	29.2 °C
06:00	10 kt	16	ENE	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	ESE	29.2 °C
07:00	11 kt	15	ENE	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	ESE	29.2 °C
08:00	13 kt	16	ENE	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	ESE	29.2 °C
09:00	13 kt	17	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.6 m	5 s	ESE	29.2 °C
10:00	14 kt	18	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	5 s	ESE	29.3 °C
11:00	14 kt	18	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	5 s	ESE	29.3 °C
12:00	13 kt	18	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	5 s	ESE	29.4 °C
13:00	13 kt	17	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	5 s	ESE	29.4 °C
14:00	13 kt	17	NE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	4 s	ESE	29.4 °C
15:00	14 kt	18	NE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	4 s	ESE	29.4 °C
16:00	14 kt	19	NE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	4 s	ESE	29.3 °C
17:00	15 kt	19	NE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	4 s	ESE	29.3 °C
18:00	15 kt	20	NE	0.7 m	4 s	ENE	0.5 m	4 s	ESE	29.3 °C

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