Is it worth the trip?
75Good out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Mon 2 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 31°C
Tue 3 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 31°C
Sat 7 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 183, good
- Mon 275, good
- Tue 375, good
- Wed 475, good
- Thu 575, good
- Fri 675, good
- Sat 775, good
- Sun 875, good
- Mon 975, good
- Tue 1075, good
The site in three facts
- Down to 20 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Open Waterand up
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 83, good | – | 4 kn | 16kn | 30°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 75, good | – | 2 kn | 12kn | 31°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 75, good | – | 3 kn | 11kn | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 75, good | – | 1 kn | 12kn | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 75, good | – | 2 kn | 11kn | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 75, good | – | 2 kn | 13kn | 31°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 75, good | – | 1 kn | 12kn | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 75, good | – | 1 kn | 7kn | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 75, good | – | 3 kn | 11kn | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 75, good | – | 0 kn | 20kn | 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
- Sun 1 NovLow 03:34 −0.3 mHigh 07:44 −0.1 mLow 12:47 −0.4 mHigh 20:49 +0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:35 −0.2 mHigh 08:57 −0.2 mLow 12:47 −0.2 mHigh 22:09 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 07:42 −0.2 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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- Dive Site 45.7 km away
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Makian Black Sand
A muck dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 49 km away. The town to stay in is Ternate.
- What it is Muck.
- How deep Down to 20 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 49 km away.
Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Apr and Aug (about 25 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: Ternate
91 min by car · 67 places to stay
about US$33/nightcountry average
About Ternate its beds, food and every spot near it
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 Ternate · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Ternate · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 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 15 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.