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Chumpon Pinnackle, Thailand

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About Chumpon Pinnackle

A reef dive. It goes down to 42 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 31°C in May, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Koh Tao.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 42 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to USM, changing at HKG.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Chumpon Pinnackle.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: Sea: flat. Wind 2 kn gusting 7. Rain 6.6 mm.

The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct790.1 mflat3 kn9kn
Mon 19Oct790.1 mflat6 kn11kn
Tue 20Oct800.2 mflat2 kn7kn
Wed 21Oct800.1 mflat3 kn6kn
Thu 22Oct800.0 mflat3 kn7kn
Fri 23Oct790.1 mflat9 kn13kn
Sat 24Oct780.2 mflat2 kn16kn
Sun 25Oct750.3 m13 kn21kn
Mon 26Oct770.1 mflat6 kn13kn
Tue 27Oct800.0 mflat6 kn11kn
Wed 28Oct0–––

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, halved for a sheltered site. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec7of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £1,215–£2,390 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £790–£1,640
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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