Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
83Good out of 100 for your dates
3 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 24knboats in
- Air
- 30°C
Tue 3 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 83 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 31°C
Sat 7 · 83 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 83 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 30°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 128, poor
- Mon 282, good
- Tue 382, good
- Wed 482, good
- Thu 582, good
- Fri 683, good
- Sat 783, good
- Sun 883, good
- Mon 983, good
- Tue 1083, good
The site in three facts
- Down to 30 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 28, poor | – | 8 kn | 32knboats in | 31°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 82, good | – | 7 kn | 24knboats in | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 82, good | – | 4 kn | 16kn | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 82, good | – | 4 kn | 20kn | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 82, good | – | 3 kn | 18kn | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 83, good | – | 4 kn | 18kn | 31°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 83, good | – | 2 kn | 10kn | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 83, good | – | 2 kn | 18kn | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 83, good | – | 1 kn | 13kn | 31°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 83, good | – | 2 kn | 18kn | 31°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
- Sun 1 NovHigh 03:20 +0.7 mLow 11:01 −1.0 mHigh 18:27 +0.4 mLow 23:06 +0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:24 +0.6 mLow 12:00 −0.9 mHigh 19:23 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:35 +0.0 mHigh 05:45 +0.4 mLow 13:02 −0.7 mHigh 20:12 +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.
Map
the site and its town
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Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Hot Rocks
A reef 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. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The town to stay in is Bontoh. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- What it is Reef.
- 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 No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Visibility about 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Apr, May, Jun, Jul and Nov (about 30 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Bontoh
12 min by car
about US$33/nightcountry average
About Bontoh its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Bontoh, 7 km. We have not checked places to stay in Bontoh yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Labuan Bajo, 98 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.
About US$33 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
In the water
Dives and courses in Bontoh · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Bontoh · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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: visibility about 30 m, about usual for the month (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.
The current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.