Puerto Galera dive conditions, Wed 4 Nov 2026
Archived forecast: the Wednesday 4 November 2026 outlook as published on Tomorrow’s Conditions around noon on Tue 3 Nov (Asia/Manila). Kept for reference; the same-day refresh at noon Wed 4 Nov may differ.
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Wednesday 4 November 2026 (forecast as published Tue 3 Nov)
Rain likely on and off from early morning to early afternoon (84-94% chance to 12:00, mostly light, ~0.1-0.7 mm per hour; ~7.9 mm for the day), easing to 25-27% by evening. SE-ESE 8-9 kn with gusts 20-24 kn; seas ~0.4-0.45 m in the bays (~0.45-0.6 m West, building through the afternoon). Neaps: ebb all morning to the 13:40 low, then a small flood to the 20:49 high. House sites and wrecks still fine; Escarceo and Verde best around the 13:40 low slack (Verde rain chance 58-59% then). Bay viz may drop after the rain.
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-ESE wind (8-9 kn, gusts to ~24 kn). Rain likely through the morning (84-94% chance to 12:00, small amounts), easing in the afternoon (25-44% from 15:00). Runoff may lower viz. No dive if there is lightning.
Escarceo Point
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fair |
| 11:00 | Fair |
| 13:30 | Good |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
Neap tides, weak currents. Ebb all morning to the 13:40 low; the 13:30 boat lines up with that low slack (about 13:15-14:15). Small flood (~0.55 m) after. Seas ~0.4 m.
SE walls
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fair |
| 11:00 | Fair |
| 13:30 | Fair |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
SE-ESE wind onto these walls with gusts 20-24 kn; seas ~0.4-0.45 m. Doable but bumpy entries and exits. Not a night option.
Ernie's Cave/Dungon Wall
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fair |
| 11:00 | Fair |
| 13:30 | Good |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
Weak neap currents; easiest near the 13:40 low.
Verde Island
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fair |
| 11:00 | Fair |
| 13:30 | Poor |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
Low slack is 13:40. Verde rain chance is low early (15% at 09:00), 43% at 11:00 and 58-59% from 13:00 to 14:00; gusts to ~24 kn and crossing seas ~0.4 m. Experienced divers (AOWD or higher), only if your op is happy.
West side
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Good |
| 11:00 | Fair |
| 13:30 | Fair |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
SE-ESE wind is mostly offshore here, but seas build to ~0.5-0.6 m from late morning.
Tides, moon, water, viz
Tides
Neaps: ebb all morning (~1.0 m) to the 13:40 low, then a small flood (~0.55 m) to the 20:49 high. Slack can differ from tide times; confirm with your dive op.
Moon and sun
- Phase
- Waning crescent
- Lit
- ~27% (9:00) to ~23% (18:00)
- Moonrise
- 01:23
- Moonset
- 13:59
- Last quarter
- Mon 2 Nov, 04:28 (neaps)
- Next new moon
- Mon 9 Nov, 5 days
- Next full moon
- Tue 24 Nov, 20 days
- Sunrise / sunset
- 05:51 / 17:28
Still near neaps, so currents in the Verde Island Passage stay fairly weak. Moon below the horizon at 18:00 (rises 02:14 Thu); 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 / 29.5 / 29.6°C
- 18:00
- 29.5 / 29.5 / 29.6°C
Sabang / Verde / West. Surface model values only; no thermocline data.
Visibility (estimate)
- Sabang bays
- 6-12 m
- Outer sites
- 10-15 m
- Afternoon
- 8-12 m
Estimate only (Fair): ~7.9 mm of model rain, mostly morning to early afternoon, may bring runoff into the bays; SE wind-waves ~0.4-0.45 m; weak neap currents. No dated diver viz reports for Wed yet.
Site details, Wed 4 Nov
Model inputs, Wed 4 Nov
| Slot | Wind | Gust | Waves | Rain chance | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | SSE 7.5 kn | 20 kn | 0.4 m (West 0.45 m) | 90%, ~0.3 mm (Verde 15%) | Ebb toward 13:40 low |
| 11:00 | SE 9 kn | 23.5 kn | 0.4 m (West 0.5 m) | 94%, ~0.1 mm (Verde 43%) | Late ebb |
| 13:30 | SE 9 kn | 24 kn | 0.4 m (West 0.6 m) | 55-69%, ~0.1-0.7 mm (Verde 58-59%) | Low slack 13:40 |
| 18:00 | SSE 9 kn | 20 kn | 0.45 m (West 0.6 m) | 25%, ~0.1 mm (Verde 15%) | Flood toward 20:49 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.
