Makian Black Sand, Indonesia
Also within 20 km of Ternate
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About Makian Black Sand
A muck dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 49 km away. 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 Ternate.
- What it is Muck.
- How deep Down to 20 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 49 km away.
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Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 km.
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Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Apr and Aug (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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Forecast
Best on Sun 18: Wind 5 kn gusting 17.
The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | – | 5 kn | 17kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | – | 8 kn | 29knboats in |
| Tue 20Oct | 80, good | – | 6 kn | 23kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 80, good | – | 6 kn | 22kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | – | 5 kn | 18kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 80, good | – | 7 kn | 22kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 80, good | – | 3 kn | 14kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 80, good | – | 1 kn | 9kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | – | 3 kn | 12kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 80, good | – | 2 kn | 8kn |
| Wed 28Oct | 0, 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. 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).
- Jan7of 7
- Feb7of 7
- Mar7of 7
- Apr7of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug7of 7
- Sep7of 7
- Oct7of 7
- Nov7of 7
- Dec7of 7
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
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