Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
81Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: Sea: flat, Visibility about 15 m, Water 30 °C
Tue 3 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 281, good
- Tue 381, good
- Wed 481, good
- Thu 581, good
- Fri 681, good
- Sat 781, good
- Sun 881, good
- Mon 982, good
- Tue 1081, good
- Wed 1181, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 25 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 30 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces NEswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 6kn | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 7kn | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 8kn | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 7kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 10kn | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 8kn | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 12kn | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 82, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 11kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 9kn | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 81, good | – | 5 kn | 10kn | 29°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:08 +0.5 mLow 11:53 −0.8 mHigh 19:26 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:29 +0.0 mHigh 05:33 +0.4 mLow 12:56 −0.7 mHigh 20:13 +0.4 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 01:59 −0.1 mHigh 07:17 +0.3 mLow 13:59 −0.6 mHigh 20:54 +0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Golden Passage
A drift dive. It goes down to 25 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away. The sea is about 28°C in February, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in November, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Labuan Bajo. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.
- What it is Drift.
- How deep Down to 25 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 17 km away.
Water about 30°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 Jun, Jul and Aug (about 20 m).
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Where to stay: Labuan Bajo
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about US$33/nightcountry average
About Labuan Bajo its beds, food and every spot near it
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In the water
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Dive centres nearby
Snorkeling 17 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
What you might see
Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.
This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.