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Leon's Bikini Bottom, Indonesia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Pulau Kelapa, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CGK (CGK), 61 km.

About Leon's Bikini Bottom

It goes down to 30 m. 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 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm), and 30°C in April, 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. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Pulau Kelapa, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CGK (CGK), 61 km. Within 5 km we also list 6 dive sites.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep Down to 30 m.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, 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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Water about 30°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 30 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → CGK · Skyscanner from about £870 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 2 h 25 from the airport to Leon's Bikini Bottom.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Pulau Kelapa, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CGK (CGK), 61 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Dive site

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 3 kn gusting 5.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Leon's Bikini Bottom
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.2 mflat3 kn5kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.2 mflat4 kn8kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.1 mflat5 kn8kn
Wed 21Oct80, good0.1 mflat4 kn7kn
Thu 22Oct80, good0.1 mflat5 kn8kn
Fri 23Oct80, good0.1 mflat2 kn9kn
Sat 24Oct80, good0.1 mflat2 kn9kn
Sun 25Oct80, good0.1 mflat1 kn9kn
Mon 26Oct79, good0.2 mflat5 kn14kn
Tue 27Oct79, good0.3 m12 kn17kn
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. 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 £1,020–£2,070 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £870–£1,800
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £35–£60
  • Food £80–£145

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