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The Passage, Indonesia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Selpele, 46 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SOQ (SOQ), 96 km.

About The Passage

It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 17 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: Selpele, 46 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SOQ (SOQ), 96 km. Within 5 km we also list 4 dive sites.

  • 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away.

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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 30°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep and Oct (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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    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Selpele, 46 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SOQ (SOQ), 96 km.

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Where it is

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Dive site

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 10 kn gusting 24.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.2 mflat10 kn24kn
Mon 19Oct800.2 mflat5 kn16kn
Tue 20Oct800.1 mflat6 kn15kn
Wed 21Oct800.1 mflat3 kn10kn
Thu 22Oct800.0 mflat2 kn8kn
Fri 23Oct800.0 mflat6 kn15kn
Sat 24Oct800.0 mflat4 kn13kn
Sun 25Oct800.0 mflat1 kn10kn
Mon 26Oct800.0 mflat4 kn16kn
Tue 27Oct800.0 mflat3 kn10kn
Wed 28Oct0–––

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.

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