Puerto Galera dive conditions, Thu 29 Oct 2026
Outlook for Thursday 29 October 2026 (Asia/Manila). Overall: Fair. Light SE wind and a small, short chop. Showers overnight until about 09:00, then drizzle to 13:00 and a drying afternoon. Rain and runoff are the main morning factor for shallow and nearshore visibility. Best window: 13:30 near high / likely slack.
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Areas at a glance
Sabang/La Laguna bays
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fair |
| 11:00 | Fair |
| 13:30 | Fair |
| 18:00 night | Fair |
Best shelter from the light SE wind (6-9 kn, gusts 16-23 kn). Showers and drizzle until about 13:00, so runoff will cloud the bays and shallows. 13:30 is the best window.
Escarceo Point
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Poor |
| 11:00 | Poor |
| 13:30 | Fair |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
Exposed. Tide is rising off the morning low, so current builds at 11:00. Only window: about 13:30 near high / likely slack, if your op is happy with the small chop. Gusts strongest again 18:00-20:00.
SE walls
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fair |
| 11:00 | Fair |
| 13:30 | Fair |
| 18:00 night | Fair |
SE wind blows onto these walls; small short chop (0.4 m). Rain/runoff is the main factor for viz. 13:30 is best.
Ernie's Cave/Dungon Wall
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fair |
| 11:00 | Fair |
| 13:30 | Fair |
| 18:00 night | Fair |
Flooding tide builds current from 11:00; easiest near 13:30 high slack. Rain runoff likely this morning.
Verde Island
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Poor |
| 11:00 | Poor |
| 13:30 | Poor |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
Skip unless your op insists: long crossing in SE gusts of 16-23 kn with showers and drizzle until about 13:00.
West side
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fair |
| 11:00 | Fair |
| 13:30 | Fair |
| 18:00 night | Fair |
SE wind is offshore here, seas about 0.4 m. Rain/runoff near shore this morning; 13:30 is best.
Weather, tides, water
Tides (model)
Model sea level, not an official tide table. Confirm slack times with your dive op.
Weather and wind
- Overnight
- Showers to ~09:00 (89-98%)
- 09:00-13:00
- Drizzle (95% to 71%)
- Afternoon
- Mostly cloudy, drying (61% to ~30%)
- Air
- 25-29°C
- Wind
- SE (125-160°) 6-9 kn, gusts 16-23 kn
Wind strongest before dawn and 18:00-20:00.
Sea and water temp
- Waves
- 0.60 m at midnight to 0.32 m by 23:00
- Period
- ~3-4 s, from ENE (70-80°)
- Swell
- 0.3-0.5 m
- Water
- 29.6-29.8°C
Small short chop. Rash guard to 3 mm shorty for one dive; 3 mm full for several dives.
Moon, sun, visibility
- Moon phase
- n/a
- Visibility
- n/a (no forecast)
No visibility forecast available. Expect reduced viz in the shallows and bays from rain runoff, especially at 09:00 and 11:00.
Site details
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.
Site sketches
Illustrative. Not to scale. Not for navigation. More sites are still to come.
Alma Jane Wreck (profile)
20-sec brief: (1) Down the mooring to (2) the rudder at ~30 m — look for sweetlips and batfish. (3) Work the hull and skylit swim-through at 22–30 m, guide first, one at a time. (4) Optional look at midship/wheel debris, then (5) back up the line for the safety stop; dashed = optional shallow exit toward the Sabang wrecks. Watch NDL and gas at 30 m. Illustrative, not to scale, not for navigation; coords 13.52255°N 120.97360°E approximate; confirm plan with your dive op.
Hole in the Wall → Canyons → The Atoll drift
Drift on the flood near slack. Deeper water is further from shore.
Escarceo cluster: Shark Cave, Fish Bowl
Very exposed and strong currents. Dive only near slack with a guide.
Pink Wall (profile)
Side view: the dashed line is the surface. Best near high tide.
Sabang wrecks / house reef
North-facing bay. Easy, light current. Chop when the wind is from the NW.
Verde Drop-off
Exposed, with a 40-50 min ride. Currents peak on spring tides.
Boat windows and model inputs, Thu 29 Oct
| Slot | Wind | Gust | Waves | Weather | Tide / notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | SE ~6 kn | ~16 kn | 0.44 m | End of showers; wet, flat light | Rising off morning low; possible lower viz from runoff |
| 11:00 | SE ~7 kn | 18 kn | 0.42 m | Drizzle | Flooding tide, current building at exposed points |
| 13:30 | SE 7-8 kn | 19-20 kn | 0.40 m | Rain easing | Near high / likely slack: best window of the day |
| 18:00 | SE (strong) | up to ~23 kn | n/a | n/a | Wind strongest 18:00-20:00 |
Previous days
Weather/marine models include Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). Moon via PyEphem. Times Asia/Manila. Local reference sites used for planning stay private to the working team.
