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Hafsa Thila, Maldives

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About Hafsa Thila

A pinnacle dive. It goes down to 32 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 9.8 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. The town to stay in is Ukulhas. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • What it is Pinnacle.
  • How deep Down to 32 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 9.8 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

  • Dive Club 9.8 km

  • Dive Ukulhas 9.8 km

  • Papa Fish Maldives 10 km

  • Murakabay Dive Center 10 kmPADI

    +9609662299

  • Atoll Dives 10 km

  • Drop Dive Maldives 10 km

  • Noohiri Diving & Water Sport Center 15 km

  • AriUthuru Dive Centre 15 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. Clearest in Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, 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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From Chicago: about 28 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. 1 h 40 from the airport to Hafsa Thila.

  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.4 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 Hafsa Thila
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.4 m6 kn10kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.3 m13 kn17kn
Tue 20Oct79, good0.3 m6 kn11kn
Wed 21Oct77, good0.4 m7 kn17kn
Thu 22Oct80, good0.3 m12 kn17kn
Fri 23Oct80, good0.4 m11 kn15kn
Sat 24Oct76, good0.4 m13 kn22kn
Sun 25Oct76, good0.5 m14 kn24kn
Mon 26Oct75, good0.5 m15 kn26kn
Tue 27Oct76, good0.5 m17 kn25kn
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 £1,230–£2,425 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. 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
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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