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seafan forest, Myanmar

No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Chumphon, is 157 km away. Nearest airport: KAW (KAW), 75 km.

About seafan forest

It suits Advanced 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. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 31°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. No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Chumphon, is 157 km away. Nearest airport: KAW (KAW), 75 km.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.

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Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 50 km.

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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 Jun, 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 30 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → HKT · Skyscanner from about £800 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 3 h 55 from the airport to seafan forest.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Chumphon, is 157 km away. Nearest airport: KAW (KAW), 75 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 7 kn gusting 13.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at seafan forest
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.3 m7 kn13kn
Mon 19Oct79, good0.4 m4 kn9kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.5 m2 kn8kn
Wed 21Oct80, good0.6 m7 kn10kn
Thu 22Oct79, good0.5 m6 kn11kn
Fri 23Oct74, good0.6 m8 kn17kn
Sat 24Oct74, good1.0 m13 kn20kn
Sun 25Oct32, poor1.4 m20 kn25kn
Mon 26Oct60, good1.2 m11 kn24kn
Tue 27Oct80, good0.9 m5 kn16kn
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 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. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul6of 7
  8. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep6of 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 £1,060–£2,130 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 £800–£1,660
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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