Sabang/La Laguna bays

Sheltered from the light ESE-E wind (7-8 kn this morning, gusts to ~20 kn, easing to 4-5 kn after 14:00). Light drizzle until about 12:00, mostly dry 13:00-18:00 (rain chance 0-20%), then showers likely (55-87% from 19:00, light amounts). Night dive: no dive if there is lightning.

Escarceo Point

Tides near neaps (last quarter Mon 2 Nov 04:28), currents weaker than earlier in the week. Low 09:27, then a small flood (~0.6 m) to the 16:26 high and a long stand to the 17:29 low. Afternoon toward 16:26 is the easiest window; ask your op. Seas ~0.15-0.2 m.

SE walls

Light wind onto the walls but seas only ~0.15-0.2 m; gusts to ~20 kn late morning, easing to 4-5 kn after 14:00. Not a night option.

Ernie's Cave/Dungon Wall

Weak neap currents; easiest near the 09:27 low or toward the 16:26 high.

Verde Island

A member dived Verde this morning (about 09:30 and 11:30) and reported excellent viz, about 20 m dropping to 10 m. Crossing is easy (seas ~0.2 m), but the Verde rain chance is 80-91% from 11:00 to 17:00. Experienced divers (AOWD or higher), on a boat timed to slack, if your op is happy.

West side

E wind is offshore here; seas ~0.35-0.4 m this morning, easing to ~0.2 m by late afternoon. Mostly dry from 13:00.

Tides

Daytime range ~0.6 m (neaps approaching); the 16:26 high and 17:29 low are the same height, so expect a long stand. Slack can differ from tide times; confirm with your dive op.

Moon and sun

Phase

Waning gibbous (full was Mon 26 Oct, 6 days ago)

Lit

~59% (9:00) to ~55% (18:00)

Moonrise

23:29

Moonset

11:46

Last quarter

Mon 2 Nov, 04:28 (neaps)

Next new moon

Mon 9 Nov, 8 days

Next full moon

Tue 24 Nov, 23 days

Sunrise / sunset

05:50 / 17:29

Near neaps, so currents in the Verde Island Passage are weaker than earlier in 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 / 29.7 / 29.7°C

Sabang / Verde / West. Rash guard to 3 mm shorty for one dive; 3 mm full for 3 dives plus a night dive. Surface model values only; no thermocline data.

Visibility (estimate)

Sabang bays

8-12 m

Verde (member report)

~20 m dropping to ~10 m

Afternoon

10-15 m

Estimate for the bays (Fair): ~4.8 mm of model rain, mostly overnight and this evening; small ESE wind-waves ~0.15-0.2 m; weak neap currents stir less sediment. Member diver feedback today (Sun 1 Nov, Verde Island, two morning dives about 09:30 and 11:30): excellent viz, about 20 m at first, dropping to about 15 m and then 10 m. One report, one site; viz elsewhere can differ.

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.