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L字アーチ, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 367 km away. Nearest airport: SHI (SHI), 5 km.

About L字アーチ

A cave dive. It goes down to 35 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The sea is about 23°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in August, 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 bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 367 km away. Nearest airport: SHI (SHI), 5 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 dive sites.

  • What it is Cave.
  • How deep Down to 35 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

  • MARINECLUB 11 km

  • Pipeline 13 km

  • シギラ ビーチハウス 24 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 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. 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, May, Jun, Jul and Aug (about 25 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 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 10 from the airport to L字アーチ.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 367 km away. Nearest airport: SHI (SHI), 5 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Dive site

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.5 m. Wind 11 kn gusting 17.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at L字アーチ
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.5 m11 kn17kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.4 m11 kn17kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.4 m13 kn17kn
Wed 21Oct71, good0.9 m19 kn25knboats in
Thu 22Oct0, poor2.3 m37 kn48knboats in
Fri 23Oct0, poor2.6 m43 kn58knboats in
Sat 24Oct0, poor2.1 m36 kn49knboats in
Sun 25Oct80, good0.9 m14 kn29kn
Mon 26Oct80, good0.5 m7 kn10kn
Tue 27Oct80, good0.3 m4 kn6kn
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 £935–£1,870 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 £675–£1,400
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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