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Kukuiula Bay, United States

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About Kukuiula Bay

A reef dive. It goes down to 15 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 3.3 km away. The sea is about 24°C in February, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 27°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Koloa. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 4 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 15 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 3.3 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 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility over 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct and Nov (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 14 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), direct.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 15 from the airport to Kukuiula Bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: Sea 0.6 m. Wind 6 kn gusting 12.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct270.9 m12 kn22knboats in
Mon 19Oct401.0 m13 kn25knboats in
Tue 20Oct251.0 m12 kn24knboats in
Wed 21Oct630.8 m11 kn26kn
Thu 22Oct770.6 m8 kn22kn
Fri 23Oct800.6 m6 kn12kn
Sat 24Oct800.5 m4 kn9kn
Sun 25Oct800.5 m6 kn11kn
Mon 26Oct800.6 m6 kn12kn
Tue 27Oct800.6 m7 kn15kn

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 Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec4of 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–£2,060 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 £420–£870
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £115–£190
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

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