Puerto Galera dive conditions, Mon 2 Nov 2026
Archived forecast: the Monday 2 November 2026 outlook as published on Tomorrow’s Conditions around noon on Sun 1 Nov (Asia/Manila). Kept for reference; the same-day refresh at noon Mon 2 Nov may differ.
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Monday 2 November 2026 (forecast as published Sun 1 Nov)
Neap tides (last quarter 04:28) and a simple tide day: ebb to the 10:48 low, then one long, slow flood. ESE 7-8 kn (gusts 19-21 kn from mid-morning), seas ~0.15-0.25 m in the bays (~0.35-0.55 m West, building through the afternoon). Cloudy, dry morning (the drizzle from yesterday's run has dropped out), clear afternoon, showers after 19:00 (~2.3 mm for the day). House sites and wrecks any slot; Escarceo and Verde best around the 10:48 low slack (Verde only if your op is happy). Night dive likely wet after 19:00.
Areas at a glance
Sabang/La Laguna bays
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Good |
| 11:00 | Good |
| 13:30 | Good |
| 18:00 night | Fair |
Sheltered from the ESE wind (7-8 kn, gusts to ~21 kn). Dry by day in the model (rain chance 0-27%), mostly clear afternoon; showers likely after 19:00 (61-94%, up to ~0.6 mm per hour by 21:00).
Escarceo Point
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fair |
| 11:00 | Good |
| 13:30 | Fair |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
Neap tides, weakest currents of the week. Ebb ends at the 10:48 low; the easiest window is around that low slack and the early flood after it (about 10:45-11:30). The flood then builds slowly all afternoon. Seas ~0.2-0.25 m.
SE walls
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Good |
| 11:00 | Fair |
| 13:30 | Fair |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
ESE wind 7-8 kn blows onto these walls with gusts 19-21 kn from about 10:00 to 17:00; seas ~0.2-0.25 m. Morning best. Not a night option.
Ernie's Cave/Dungon Wall
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fair |
| 11:00 | Good |
| 13:30 | Fair |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
Weak neap currents; easiest near the 10:48 low.
Verde Island
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fair |
| 11:00 | Fair |
| 13:30 | Poor |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
Neaps make Monday a gentle current day, and the 10:48 low slack fits a morning boat timed for it. Verde rain chance 13% at 09:00, 47% at 11:00, 64-67% early afternoon; gusts to ~21 kn. Experienced divers (AOWD or higher), only if your op is happy.
West side
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Good |
| 11:00 | Good |
| 13:30 | Fair |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
ESE wind is offshore here; seas ~0.35-0.4 m in the morning, building to ~0.5-0.55 m by mid-afternoon.
Tides, moon, water, viz
Tides
Neaps: one low (10:48) and one high per day. Ebb all morning, then a slow flood of ~1.3 m over about 16 hours to the 03:13 Tue high. Slack can differ from tide times; confirm with your dive op.
Moon and sun
- Phase
- Last quarter at 04:28 (neaps)
- Lit
- ~48% (9:00) to ~44% (18:00)
- Moonrise
- None Mon (rises 00:27 Tue)
- Moonset
- 12:35
- Last quarter
- Mon 2 Nov, 04:28
- Next new moon
- Mon 9 Nov, 7 days
- Next full moon
- Tue 24 Nov, 22 days
- Sunrise / sunset
- 05:50 / 17:28
Neap tides, so currents in the Verde Island Passage are the weakest of the week. Moon below the horizon at 18:00; the night dive is dark.
Water temp
- 9:00
- 29.5 / 29.5 / 29.5°C
- 11:00
- 29.6 / 29.6 / 29.6°C
- 13:30
- 29.7 / 29.7 / 29.7°C
- 18:00
- 29.6 / 29.6 / 29.6°C
Sabang / Verde / West. Surface model values only; no thermocline data.
Visibility (estimate)
- Sabang bays
- 8-12 m
- Outer sites
- 12-18 m
- Afternoon
- 10-15 m
Estimate only (Fair to Good): Sun model rain ~4.8 mm (mostly overnight and evening), Mon ~2.3 mm, nearly all after 19:00; weak neap currents stir little sediment; ESE wind-waves ~0.15-0.25 m in the bays. Today's member report from Verde: ~20 m dropping to ~10 m. Heavier rain than the model would lower viz in the bays.
Site details, Mon 2 Nov
Model inputs, Mon 2 Nov
| Slot | Wind | Gust | Waves | Rain chance | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | ESE 7-8 kn | 19 kn | 0.15 m (West 0.35 m) | 25%, dry (Verde 13%) | Late ebb toward 10:48 low |
| 11:00 | ESE 8 kn | 21 kn | 0.2 m (West 0.4 m) | 25%, ~0.1 mm (Verde 47%) | Low slack 10:48, early flood |
| 13:30 | ESE 8 kn | 21 kn | 0.25-0.3 m (West 0.5 m) | 2-9%, dry (Verde 64-67%) | Slow flood, building |
| 18:00 | SE 8 kn | 19 kn | 0.25 m (West 0.55 m) | 27%, dry (Verde 38%) | Flood toward 03:13 Tue high |
Safety notes
We use tools, tides and currents to choose sites more safely. Mother Nature isn’t to be taken lightly. Keeping us together. Safe diving all.
Weather data: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). Moon via PyEphem. Times Asia/Manila. Local reference sites used for planning stay private to the working team.
