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Miyaru Faru, Maldives

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Fulidhoo, 36 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 23 km.

About Miyaru Faru

A reef dive. It goes down to 25 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 7 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.4 km away. 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 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. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Fulidhoo, 36 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 23 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 4 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 25 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 7 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.4 km away.

Facts: verified.

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 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 Feb, Mar and Apr (about 20 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 27 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MLE, changing at Dubai International Airport (DXB).

    See flights ORD → MLE · Skyscanner from about £805 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Miyaru Faru.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Fulidhoo, 36 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 23 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.8 m. Wind 6 kn gusting 9.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Miyaru Faru
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.8 m6 kn9kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.8 m11 kn15kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.7 m6 kn14kn
Wed 21Oct76, good0.7 m11 kn15kn
Thu 22Oct80, good0.7 m12 kn19kn
Fri 23Oct80, good0.8 m10 kn18kn
Sat 24Oct79, good0.8 m14 kn20kn
Sun 25Oct76, good0.9 m16 kn23kn
Mon 26Oct77, good1.1 m16 kn25kn
Tue 27Oct77, good1.1 m15 kn25kn
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. 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 £1,035–£2,095 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 £805–£1,675
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £40–£65
  • Food £155–£290

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