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O-hana Batake, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 150 km away. Nearest airport: FSZ (FSZ), 51 km.

About O-hana Batake

A reef dive. It goes down to 15 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 7 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.6 km away. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 27°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). 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 bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 150 km away. Nearest airport: FSZ (FSZ), 51 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 15 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 7 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.6 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 24°C: 5 mm wetsuit. 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, Feb, Jul, Aug and Sep (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 19 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), direct.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to O-hana Batake.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 150 km away. Nearest airport: FSZ (FSZ), 51 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 4 kn gusting 10.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at O-hana Batake
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.2 mflat4 kn10kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.3 m3 kn7kn
Tue 20Oct75, good0.4 m9 kn13kn
Wed 21Oct69, good0.8 m14 kn22kn
Thu 22Oct79, good1.0 m9 kn17kn
Fri 23Oct80, good0.8 m7 kn23kn
Sat 24Oct75, good1.0 m10 kn17kn
Sun 25Oct80, good0.9 m4 kn9kn
Mon 26Oct80, good0.4 m5 kn7kn
Tue 27Oct63, good0.9 m20 kn29knboats in
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. 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 £845–£1,685 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 £585–£1,215
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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