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Snorkeling spot Hon Tai, Viet Nam

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About Snorkeling spot Hon Tai

It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in June, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For experienced divers the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 7 good days in 7; in December, about 5. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tan Hiep.

  • 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.

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Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 50 km.

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Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 7 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun, Jul and Aug (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 26 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: Sea 0.8 m. Wind 6 kn gusting 9.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Mon 19Oct800.8 m6 kn9kn
Tue 20Oct800.9 m5 kn8kn
Wed 21Oct800.8 m12 kn15kn
Thu 22Oct800.9 m6 kn9kn
Fri 23Oct801.2 m6 kn12kn
Sat 24Oct791.5 m6 kn8kn
Sun 25Oct800.8 m5 kn9kn
Mon 26Oct800.3 m4 kn9kn
Tue 27Oct800.2 mflat5 kn9kn
Wed 28Oct80–9 kn13kn
Thu 29Oct0–––

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. 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. Jan6of 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. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov6of 7
  12. Dec5of 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 £1,170–£2,300 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 £745–£1,550
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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