For those of you unfamiliar with these extremely useful dive tools, dive slates (plastic tablets) and wetnotes (notebooks of waterproof paper) can be written on underwater and passed back and forth between divers. Instructors can use dive slates and wetnotes to communicate complex ideas with students underwater as well as to record survey data when exploring new caves. Writing on underwater writing utensils is just as easy as writing in dry air and there is no miscommunication with your buddy - a must on every dive. Easily cleaned off after the dive, a diver slate or note book should be with you on every dive.
Divers have tried a lot of ways to clean their slate and/or wetnotes: kitchen cleansers like Ajax and Jif, as well as toothpaste and sandpaper. But they all pretty much make a mess and are not very handy either. The solution is Trident Erase-A-Slate. It looks like a small sponge, but it's not abrasive and it's not soapy. To remove your carbon/graphite pencil notes in a moment just wet it and wipe. We aren't talking elbow grease... just wipe. We don't know how it works, but it works great and there is no soapy residue so you can just throw them in your dive bag or dry box.
Latest predictions for Melbourne from Seabreeze
Forecast issued at 4:40 pm EST on Tuesday 24 May 2022.
A weakening high pressure system in the Tasman Sea is moving slowly eastwards. A low pressure trough and weakening cold front will enter western Victorian waters late Wednesday, with the trough to slowly cross the remainder of Bass Strait during Thursday and Friday. A short-lived ridge of high pressure will briefly become established over the State on Saturday, while another front crosses Tasmania.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EST Wednesday.
Full Port Phillip Local Waters Forecast.
Data from the weather station running at The Scuba Doctor. Click to view more...
We often smile as it unfolds that the Melbourne and Mornington Peninsula region can have four seasons in one day, but these small changes in weather generally do not effect diving. If rain is forecast, it doesn't matter as you're already planning to get wet! When it's raining you will often find that the wind dies down and surface conditions improve.
These are the links to the web sites we use to plan our dives near Melbourne.
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The Bureau of Meteorology's National Tide Centre website has seven-day tide predictions for Port Phillip Heads, Western Port, Geelong, Melbourne and Portland. Tide predictions for Australia and the Pacific are also available on the site.
Disclaimer:
The Scuba Doctor Australia provides the above information and links to other web sites for informational purposes only. The responsiblity for the accuracy and validity of the content on the pages linked to from this web site rests only with the concerned person/organisation which own the respective web sites. All queries or complaints in this regard must be directed only to the concerned person/organisation and not to The Scuba Doctor Australia or any of its constituents. The Scuba Doctor Australia does not assume any legal liablity for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information linked to from the The Scuba Doctor Australia web site. The Scuba Doctor Australia does not vouch for genuiness and safety of products that may be available on the linked to web sites.
As well, the Victorian Tide Book 2022, provides complete Victorian tide predictions for 2022.
Download a copy of the 2022 Victorian Tide Tables Edition 6 (Adobe PDF | 2.96 MB) — December 2021
See also Victorian Tide Times for 2022.
Beach Report from EPA Victoria helps you decide when and where to swim in Port Phillip. EPA forecasts water quality for 36 beaches in Port Phillip.
See also, How Do Bay Water Quality Reports Work (Adobe PDF | 726.45 KB)
— by Simon Mustoe, 4 February 2022
Avoid swimming near stormwater or river outlets 24-48 hours after heavy rain.
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