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Devil's Highway, Solomon Islands

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About Devil's Highway

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. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 29°C in July, its coldest month (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm), and 30°C in January, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). 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. The town to stay in is Honiara. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

  • 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.

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Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 50 km.

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

Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar (over 30 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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From Chicago: about 33 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to HIR, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Devil's Highway.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 7 kn gusting 23.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.2 mflat7 kn23kn
Mon 19Oct800.3 m11 kn24kn
Tue 20Oct800.3 m10 kn23kn
Wed 21Oct800.3 m10 kn24kn
Thu 22Oct800.4 m11 kn25kn
Fri 23Oct800.3 m8 kn19kn
Sat 24Oct800.2 mflat8 kn19kn
Sun 25Oct800.3 m8 kn19kn
Mon 26Oct800.3 m9 kn20kn
Tue 27Oct800.3 m5 kn17kn
Wed 28Oct790.2 mflat4 kn12kn

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. 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).

  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 £1,130–£2,215 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 £705–£1,465
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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