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Sardine Reef, Indonesia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Selpele, is 67 km away. Nearest airport: SOQ (SOQ), 75 km.

About Sardine Reef

A pinnacle dive. It goes down to 30 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. 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.4 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 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, Selpele, is 67 km away. Nearest airport: SOQ (SOQ), 75 km. Within 5 km we also list 10 dive sites.

  • What it is Pinnacle.
  • How deep Down to 30 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.4 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 30°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. 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 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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    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Selpele, is 67 km away. Nearest airport: SOQ (SOQ), 75 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 4 kn gusting 11.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.1 mflat4 kn11kn
Mon 19Oct800.1 mflat5 kn8kn
Tue 20Oct800.1 mflat4 kn9kn
Wed 21Oct800.1 mflat3 kn7kn
Thu 22Oct800.1 mflat4 kn8kn
Fri 23Oct800.1 mflat9 kn13kn
Sat 24Oct800.1 mflat8 kn12kn
Sun 25Oct800.1 mflat8 kn15kn
Mon 26Oct800.1 mflat5 kn10kn
Tue 27Oct800.1 mflat6 kn9kn
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.

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