South Side

Spotts, Pedro, Bodden Town and the south coast reefs. The refuge when a nor'wester shuts the west and north, and the alternative cruise landing at Spotts.

Zone verdict

NE 10 kt gusting 19, 0.9 m seas at 5 s from the ESE

Wind NE10 kt (19)

Seas ESE0.9 m @ 5 s

Evidence

MWCR observed 12:00: NE 6 kt (used for the current hour)
Open-Meteo forecast 12:00 to 18:00 (fetched 16 min ago)
Wind: NE 10 kt gusting 19 at 18:00, offshore for this zone
Sea: 0.9 m seas at 6 s from the ESE at 12:00, which reaches this zone
No reports in the last 3 h: forecast only

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Exposure

Exposed to wind from the east-south-east through the west-south-west (120° to 240°) and to swell from the east-south-east through the west-south-west (110° to 250°). Sheltered from the N, NE, E, W, NW. Exposed to southerly and south-easterly wind and swell. Sheltered from N and NW.

🏖️Tide: Near low water · low 12:30 · then high 18:10 · 0.3 m range

Sites in this zone

Spotts (shore and alternate landing)
Landing / portGo
Pedro's Pinnacle
Boat diveGo
Japanese Gardens
Boat diveGo
Red Bay Caves
Boat diveGo

Hourly forecast at the zone point

Open-Meteo at 19.23, -81.28 (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	8 kt	19	ENE	0.9 m	6 s	ESE	0.9 m	5 s	SE	29.2 °C
13:00	9 kt	20	NE	0.9 m	6 s	ESE	0.9 m	5 s	SE	29.2 °C
14:00	9 kt	20	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.8 m	5 s	SE	29.2 °C
15:00	9 kt	19	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.8 m	5 s	SE	29.2 °C
16:00	9 kt	19	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.8 m	5 s	SE	29.2 °C
17:00	10 kt	20	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.8 m	5 s	SE	29.1 °C
18:00	10 kt	19	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.8 m	5 s	SE	29.1 °C
19:00	10 kt	19	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	29.1 °C
20:00	10 kt	18	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	SE	29.0 °C
21:00	9 kt	18	NE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	SE	29.0 °C
22:00	10 kt	18	NE	1.0 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	SE	29.0 °C
23:00	11 kt	20	NE	1.0 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	SE	29.0 °C
Fri 6 Nov 00:00	11 kt	20	ENE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	SE	28.9 °C
01:00	8 kt	19	ENE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	SE	28.9 °C
02:00	6 kt	14	ESE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	SE	28.9 °C
03:00	6 kt	11	ENE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	SE	28.9 °C
04:00	7 kt	12	ENE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.7 m	5 s	SE	28.9 °C
05:00	9 kt	15	ENE	0.9 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	SE	28.9 °C
06:00	8 kt	15	ENE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	SE	28.9 °C
07:00	9 kt	15	ENE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	SE	28.9 °C
08:00	10 kt	18	ENE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	SE	28.9 °C
09:00	11 kt	23	ENE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	ESE	28.9 °C
10:00	11 kt	24	ENE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	ESE	29.0 °C
11:00	11 kt	25	ENE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	ESE	29.0 °C
12:00	10 kt	25	ENE	0.8 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	ESE	29.1 °C
13:00	10 kt	24	NE	0.8 m	4 s	ESE	0.6 m	4 s	ESE	29.1 °C
14:00	10 kt	24	NE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.6 m	4 s	ESE	29.1 °C
15:00	11 kt	23	NE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	4 s	ESE	29.1 °C
16:00	11 kt	24	NE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	4 s	ESE	29.0 °C
17:00	12 kt	24	NE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	4 s	ESE	29.0 °C

Observations

Airport wind (MWCR)NE 6 kt · 12:00 (22 min ago)

Buoy 42056 · Yucatan Basin1.3 m at 8 s from the ESE, wind NNE 12 kt · 1 h 2 min ago

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

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