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Rannamaari Wreck, Maldives

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Rasdhoo, 47 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 18 km.

About Rannamaari Wreck

A wreck dive. It goes down to 26 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.9 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: Rasdhoo, 47 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 18 km.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 26 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.9 km away.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

  • Marine Centre 0.9 km

  • Dive Center 15 km

  • diveOceanus 15 km

  • Agua Zone 15 km

  • Maldivian Academy of Diving 17 km

    +9607937738

  • Dive Club Maldives 17 km

  • Ocean Junkies Dive centre 18 km

  • MA Services 18 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. Much the same all year (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 27 h 15 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).

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  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Rannamaari Wreck.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Rasdhoo, 47 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 18 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.3 m. Wind 6 kn gusting 10.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Rannamaari Wreck
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.3 m6 kn10kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.3 m10 kn15kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.3 m5 kn7kn
Wed 21Oct78, good0.3 m7 kn15kn
Thu 22Oct79, good0.3 m8 kn17kn
Fri 23Oct80, good0.4 m9 kn14kn
Sat 24Oct79, good0.4 m12 kn24kn
Sun 25Oct79, good0.4 m12 kn20kn
Mon 26Oct76, good0.6 m16 kn24kn
Tue 27Oct75, good0.5 m16 kn23kn
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 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 £1,025–£2,080 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 £30–£50
  • Food £155–£290

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