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Mainit Bubble Springs, Philippines

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About Mainit Bubble Springs

A wall dive. It goes down to 30 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. 10 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.0 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°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 Mainit. Within 5 km we also list 11 dive sites.

  • What it is Wall.
  • How deep Down to 30 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 10 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.0 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

  • Buceo Filipinas-Anilao-Planet Dive 1.0 km

  • Freedive Tribe PH HQ 4.4 km

  • Dive 7000 4.5 km

  • Halo Dive 5.1 km

  • Shark Dive 5.2 km

  • The sicilian reef dive resort 7.1 km

  • Anilao Scuba Diving Centre 7.7 km

  • Anilao Dive Inn Hostel 7.8 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 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Oct (about 15 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 28 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to Mainit Bubble Springs.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in MainitAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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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.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 12 kn gusting 19.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.1 mflat12 kn19kn
Mon 19Oct800.1 mflat10 kn15kn
Tue 20Oct800.1 mflat9 kn20kn
Wed 21Oct800.1 mflat9 kn14kn
Thu 22Oct720.3 m16 kn22kn
Fri 23Oct700.5 m17 kn27kn
Sat 24Oct800.3 m11 kn20kn
Sun 25Oct790.2 mflat2 kn8kn
Mon 26Oct790.1 mflat9 kn20kn
Tue 27Oct780.1 mflat13 kn21kn
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. 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. 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 £1,000–£1,995 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 £730–£1,520
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £40–£70
  • Stay £100–£165
  • Food £95–£175

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