Flower Garden Banks - East Bank
Ocean27.91, -93.6
Not confirmed yet · Last confirmed Oct 5, 2026
NOAA lists East Flower Garden among banks with reef habitat inside the 130-foot recreational dive limit, and says the reefs start at least 56 feet down. https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/about/faq.html · 2026-10-06
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NOAA says no permit is needed to dive or snorkel in the sanctuary. Sanctuary regulations still apply. https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/about/faq.html · 2026-10-06
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NOAA describes diving and snorkeling as allowed without a permit when sanctuary rules are followed. Access is by boat. https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/about/faq.html · 2026-10-06
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As of Tue, Oct 27, 11:11 PM CDT at Flower Garden Banks - East Bank: water temperature about 81.5°F27.5°C (Modeled by Open-Meteo Marine API); wind 20 mph32 km/h (Modeled); waves 4.9 ft1.5 m (Modeled). Dive score 74 of 100, Caution.
Caution
Limited data
74 out of 100
45% of inputs used
Water temperature
81.5°F27.5°C
typical error ±0.83°Ftypical error ±0.46°C
Air temperature
78.4°F25.8°C
Estimated range: Not enough data
No active NWS alerts for this point
Marine zone GMZ041: SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary
Tue 11 PM
78.4°F25.8°C
Wind 20 mph32 km/h
0% rain
Wed 2 AM
78.3°F25.7°C
Wind 16 mph26 km/h
1% rain
Wed 5 AM
77.7°F25.4°C
Wind 14 mph23 km/h
1% rain
Wed 8 AM
77.7°F25.4°C
Wind 14 mph23 km/h
2% rain
Wed 11 AM
77.5°F25.3°C
Wind 14 mph23 km/h
1% rain
Wed 2 PM
77.9°F25.5°C
Wind 11 mph17 km/h
1% rain
Wed 5 PM
78.3°F
Each day uses the same readings as the score above, with that morning’s forecast. Forecast: Open-Meteo Weather API.
Three-day trend: rising
Tue, Oct 27
74 · Caution
Wind 20 mph · Rain 0%
Wed, Oct 28
74 · Caution
Wind 19 mph · Rain 3%
Thu, Oct 29
95 · Looks favorable (limited data)
Wind 16 mph · Rain 4%
Not confirmed yet. A best-months line is shown only when a source states one.
No tide station near this site
Times shown in the site's local time (Central Daylight Time)
Conditions are informational, not a dive plan. Check with the site or operator, dive within your training, and make your own go/no-go decision.
Reported by divers, not measured by sensors. Reports from the last 14 days can nudge clarity, and they stay labeled as diver-reported.
Nobody has filed a report here yet. The sensors stay in charge until a diver does.
Conditions are informational, not a dive plan. Check with the site or operator, dive within your training, and make your own go/no-go decision.
Wind
20 mph32 km/h
typical error ±3 mphtypical error ±4.83 km/h
Gusts
21 mph33 km/h
Wave height
4.9 ft1.5 m
typical error ±0.55 fttypical error ±0.17 m
Wave period
6 sec6 sec
Current
1 mph1.6 km/h
Wind 10 mph17 km/h
2% rain
Wed 8 PM
78.1°F25.6°C
Wind 12 mph20 km/h
1% rain
Modeled Forecast from Open-Meteo Weather API