Cayman Brac

The Brac's north shore (Tibbetts wreck, Stake Bay walls) and south shore (Wilderness Wall and the bluff). Operators switch sides with the wind.

Zone verdict

ENE 10 kt, 0.7 m seas at 4 s from the ESE

Wind ENE10 kt (15)

Seas ESE0.7 m @ 4 s

Evidence

Open-Meteo forecast 12:00 to 18:00 (fetched 15 min ago)
Wind: ENE 10 kt at 16:00, blowing onto this zone
Sea: 0.7 m seas at 5 s from the ESE at 12:00, which this zone is sheltered from
No reports in the last 3 h: forecast only

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Exposure

Exposed to wind from the west-north-west through the east-north-east (300° to 60°) and to swell from the west-north-west through the east-north-east (300° to 60°). Sheltered from the E, SE, S, SW, W. Forecast point is on the north side, where the primary sites are. North and north-east wind pushes diving to the south shore; strong south-east trades do the reverse.

🏖️Tide: Near low water · low 12:30 · then high 18:15 · 0.3 m range

Sites in this zone

MV Captain Keith Tibbetts
WreckGo
Radar Reef
Boat diveGo
East Chute
Boat diveGo
Wilderness Wall
Boat diveGo

Live cameras nearby

📷 Cayman Brac Pole Pier
Open sea, rocky shore, cargo pier

Hourly forecast at the zone point

Open-Meteo at 19.75, -79.80 (snapped to the nearest ocean cell). Wind in knots, heights in metres, Cayman time.

Time	Wind	Gust	Dir	Seas	Period	Dir	Swell	Period	Dir	SST
Thu 5 Nov 12:00	11 kt	14	ENE	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	0.5 m	4 s	SSE	29.4 °C
13:00	12 kt	16	E	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	0.5 m	4 s	SSE	29.4 °C
14:00	10 kt	16	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	ESE	0.5 m	4 s	SSE	29.4 °C
15:00	11 kt	15	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	ESE	0.5 m	4 s	SSE	29.4 °C
16:00	10 kt	15	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	ESE	0.5 m	4 s	SSE	29.4 °C
17:00	10 kt	14	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	ESE	0.5 m	4 s	SSE	29.4 °C
18:00	11 kt	15	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	ESE	0.6 m	4 s	SE	29.4 °C
19:00	11 kt	15	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	ESE	0.6 m	4 s	SE	29.4 °C
20:00	12 kt	16	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	ESE	0.5 m	4 s	SE	29.4 °C
21:00	14 kt	19	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	ESE	0.5 m	4 s	SE	29.4 °C
22:00	15 kt	20	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	ESE	0.5 m	4 s	SSE	29.3 °C
23:00	13 kt	21	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	ESE	0.5 m	4 s	SE	29.3 °C
Fri 6 Nov 00:00	13 kt	18	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	ESE	0.5 m	4 s	SE	29.3 °C
01:00	13 kt	18	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	ESE	0.5 m	4 s	SE	29.3 °C
02:00	11 kt	18	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	ESE	0.5 m	4 s	SE	29.3 °C
03:00	12 kt	16	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	ESE	0.4 m	4 s	SE	29.3 °C
04:00	13 kt	17	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	ESE	0.4 m	4 s	SE	29.3 °C
05:00	13 kt	17	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.4 m	4 s	SE	29.3 °C
06:00	14 kt	18	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.4 m	4 s	ESE	29.3 °C
07:00	14 kt	18	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.4 m	4 s	ESE	29.3 °C
08:00	14 kt	18	NE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.4 m	4 s	ESE	29.3 °C
09:00	14 kt	19	NE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.4 m	4 s	ESE	29.4 °C
10:00	14 kt	19	NE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.4 m	4 s	SE	29.4 °C
11:00	14 kt	18	NE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.4 m	4 s	ESE	29.5 °C
12:00	13 kt	18	NE	0.7 m	4 s	ENE	0.4 m	4 s	ESE	29.5 °C
13:00	12 kt	17	NE	0.7 m	4 s	ENE	0.4 m	4 s	ESE	29.5 °C
14:00	12 kt	16	NE	0.7 m	4 s	ENE	0.4 m	4 s	ESE	29.5 °C
15:00	12 kt	16	NE	0.6 m	4 s	ENE	0.4 m	3 s	ESE	29.5 °C
16:00	12 kt	16	NE	0.6 m	4 s	ENE	0.4 m	3 s	ESE	29.5 °C
17:00	12 kt	17	NE	0.6 m	4 s	ENE	0.3 m	3 s	ENE	29.5 °C

Observations

Airport wind (MWCR)NE 6 kt · 12:00 (21 min ago)

Buoy 42056 · Yucatan Basin1.3 m at 8 s from the ESE, wind NNE 12 kt · 1 h 1 min ago

Buoy 42057 · Western Caribbean0.8 m at 6 s from the ENE, wind SE 2 kt · 1 h 1 min ago

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