Aldabra Atoll Channel, Seychelles
No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Dzaoudzi, is 394 km away.
About Aldabra Atoll Channel
A drift dive. It goes down to 25 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. For experienced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Dzaoudzi, is 394 km away.
- What it is Drift.
- How deep Down to 25 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Nov and Dec (about 25 m).
This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Dzaoudzi, is 394 km away.
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Where it is
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Forecast
Best on Wed 21: Wind 15 kn gusting 19.
The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 71, good | – | 20 kn | 27kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 74, good | – | 19 kn | 26kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 78, good | – | 16 kn | 22kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 80, good | – | 15 kn | 19kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 79, good | – | 15 kn | 22kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 68, good | – | 22 kn | 27kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 73, good | – | 19 kn | 27knboats in |
| Sun 25Oct | 78, good | – | 14 kn | 22kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 71, good | – | 20 kn | 29kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 77, good | – | 16 kn | 26kn |
| Wed 28Oct | 0, poor | – | – | – |
Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.
The season
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7
- Feb7of 7
- Mar7of 7
- Apr7of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug7of 7
- Sep7of 7
- Oct7of 7
- Nov7of 7
- Dec7of 7
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
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