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Trompeuse Rocks, Seychelles

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Mahe, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SEZ (SEZ), 10 km.

About Trompeuse Rocks

A drift dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced 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. 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.4 km away. The sea is about 26°C in August, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in March, 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 stay checked for this site yet: Mahe, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SEZ (SEZ), 10 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

  • What it is Drift.
  • How deep Down to 18 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.4 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 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb and Mar (over 30 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 26 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SEZ, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH).

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  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Trompeuse Rocks.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Mahe, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SEZ (SEZ), 10 km.

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Where it is

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Dive site

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: Sea 0.5 m. Wind 12 kn gusting 15.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct740.7 m15 kn24kn
Mon 19Oct730.5 m14 kn20kn
Tue 20Oct780.5 m12 kn19kn
Wed 21Oct710.6 m15 kn26kn
Thu 22Oct800.5 m12 kn15kn
Fri 23Oct800.4 m7 kn9kn
Sat 24Oct800.3 m5 kn12kn
Sun 25Oct780.3 m6 kn14kn
Mon 26Oct800.3 m6 kn12kn
Tue 27Oct790.4 m6 kn14kn
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 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 £1,010–£2,055 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–£1,670
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£30
  • Food £155–£290

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