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Drop-off, Indonesia

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About Drop-off

A wall dive. It goes down to 30 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. 37 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.2 km away. The sea is about 28°C in August, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in April, 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 Tulamben. Within 5 km we also list 13 dive sites.

  • What it is Wall.
  • How deep Down to 30 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 37 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.2 km away.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

  • Matahari Dive Center 0.2 km

  • Bali Reef Divers Tulamben Dive Resort 0.3 km

  • Dive Concepts Tulamben 0.3 km

  • Apnea Bali 0.3 km

  • Wonder Dive Tulamben 0.4 km

  • Bali Dive Quest 0.4 km

  • Tulamben Scuba 0.4 km

  • Dive Quest 0.4 km

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.

Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar, Apr, Sep and Oct (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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From Chicago: about 31 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS), changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 45 from the airport to Drop-off.

  3. Accommodation.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Distances are straight lines unless a drive is given: a site out at sea is reached by boat.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.3 m. Wind 8 kn gusting 13.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Drop-off
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.3 m8 kn13kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.3 m7 kn10kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.4 m6 kn9kn
Wed 21Oct80, good0.3 m5 kn9kn
Thu 22Oct80, good0.3 m6 kn11kn
Fri 23Oct80, good0.4 m9 kn12kn
Sat 24Oct80, good0.4 m8 kn12kn
Sun 25Oct80, good0.4 m7 kn10kn
Mon 26Oct80, good0.3 m7 kn12kn
Tue 27Oct80, good0.3 m6 kn12kn
Wed 28Oct0, 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, 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 £1,100–£2,200 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 £865–£1,790
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £35–£60
  • Stay £85–£140
  • Food £80–£145

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