Puerto Galera dive conditions, Tue 3 Nov 2026
Archived forecast: the Tuesday 3 November 2026 outlook as published on Tomorrow’s Conditions around noon on Mon 2 Nov (Asia/Manila). Kept for reference; the same-day refresh at noon Tue 3 Nov may differ.
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Tuesday 3 November 2026 (forecast as published Mon 2 Nov)
Neaps continue: ebb all morning to the 12:24 low, then a slow flood. SE-SSE 8 kn with gusts 19-24 kn from mid-morning to mid-afternoon; seas ~0.25-0.35 m in the bays (~0.4-0.5 m West), a bit bumpier than Mon. Wet start (light rain likely 06:00-11:00, ~0.1-0.2 mm per hour), drying from about 13:00, dry evening (~1.5 mm for the day). House sites and wrecks any slot; Escarceo and Verde best around the 12:24 low slack (Verde only if your op is happy).
Areas at a glance
Sabang/La Laguna bays
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Good |
| 11:00 | Good |
| 13:30 | Good |
| 18:00 night | Good |
Sheltered from the SE-SSE wind (8 kn, gusts to ~24 kn). Light rain likely early (83-98% from 06:00 to 10:00, small amounts), drying from about 13:00; rain chance 0-15% from 15:00 into the evening.
Escarceo Point
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fair |
| 11:00 | Good |
| 13:30 | Fair |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
Neap tides, weak currents. Ebb runs all morning to the 12:24 low; the easiest window is a late 11:00 boat dropping near that low slack (about 11:45-12:45). Slow flood after. Seas ~0.3-0.35 m.
SE walls
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fair |
| 11:00 | Fair |
| 13:30 | Fair |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
SE-SSE wind about 8 kn blows straight onto these walls with gusts 19-24 kn; seas ~0.25-0.35 m. Doable but bumpier entries and exits. 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 12:24 low.
Verde Island
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fair |
| 11:00 | Fair |
| 13:30 | Poor |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
Gentle neap currents and a midday 12:24 low slack that suits a late-morning boat. Verde rain chance is low early (18% at 09:00), 53-62% from 11:00 to 12:00 and 67-68% early afternoon; gusts to ~24 kn, crossing seas ~0.35 m. 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 |
SE wind is mostly offshore here, but seas build to ~0.5 m from late morning.
Tides, moon, water, viz
Tides
Neaps: one high (03:13) and one low (12:24). Ebb all morning (~1.2 m), then a slow flood of ~1.05 m to the 05:05 Wed high. Slack can differ from tide times; confirm with your dive op.
Moon and sun
- Phase
- Waning crescent (last quarter was Mon 2 Nov 04:28)
- Lit
- ~37% (9:00) to ~33% (18:00)
- Moonrise
- 00:28
- Moonset
- 13:19
- Last quarter
- Mon 2 Nov, 04:28 (neaps)
- Next new moon
- Mon 9 Nov, 6 days
- Next full moon
- Tue 24 Nov, 21 days
- Sunrise / sunset
- 05:50 / 17:28
Neap tides, so currents in the Verde Island Passage stay weak. Moon below the horizon at 18:00 (rises 01:23 Wed); the night dive is dark.
Water temp
- 9:00
- 29.4 / 29.4 / 29.5°C
- 11:00
- 29.5 / 29.5 / 29.6°C
- 13:30
- 29.6 / 29.6 / 29.7°C
- 18:00
- 29.6 / 29.5 / 29.6°C
Sabang / Verde / West. Surface model values only; no thermocline data.
Visibility (estimate)
- Sabang bays
- 8-12 m
- Outer sites
- 10-18 m
- Afternoon
- 10-15 m
Estimate only (Fair): showers Mon night and Tue morning (~1.5 mm for Tue) may cloud the bays early; slightly bigger SE wind-waves ~0.25-0.35 m; weak neap currents. No dated diver viz reports for Tue yet.
Site details, Tue 3 Nov
Model inputs, Tue 3 Nov
| Slot | Wind | Gust | Waves | Rain chance | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | SSE 8 kn | 19 kn | 0.25 m (West 0.4 m) | 96%, ~0.2 mm (Verde 18%) | Ebb toward 12:24 low |
| 11:00 | SE 8 kn | 21 kn | 0.35 m (West 0.5 m) | 76%, ~0.1 mm (Verde 53%) | Late ebb, low 12:24 |
| 13:30 | SE 8-8.5 kn | 22-24 kn | 0.3-0.35 m (West 0.5 m) | 14-33%, dry (Verde 67-68%) | Early flood after 12:24 low |
| 18:00 | SSE 9 kn | 19 kn | 0.3 m (West 0.5 m) | 0%, dry (Verde 14%) | Slow flood toward 05:05 Wed 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.
