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Bunaken, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Pangulingan

Dive site · Indonesia

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

86Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 87 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
29°C

Wed 4 · 87 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
29°C

Thu 5 · 87 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
29°C

Fri 6 · 86 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
28°C

Sat 7 · 86 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
28°C

Sun 8 · 86 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
28°C

Mon 9 · 86 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
28°C

Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 287, good
  2. Tue 387, good
  3. Wed 487, good
  4. Thu 587, good
  5. Fri 686, good
  6. Sat 786, good
  7. Sun 886, good
  8. Mon 986, good
  9. Tue 1086, good
  10. Wed 1186, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 35 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 30 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
  • Faces NWswell 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.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Pangulingan
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov87, good0.2 mflat3 kn5kn29°C
Tue 3Nov87, good0.2 mflat3 kn5kn29°C
Wed 4Nov87, good0.2 mflat3 kn9kn29°C
Thu 5Nov87, good0.2 mflat3 kn6kn29°C
Fri 6Nov86, good0.2 mflat1 kn8kn28°C
Sat 7Nov86, good0.2 mflat6 kn15kn28°C
Sun 8Nov86, good0.3 m2 kn7kn28°C
Mon 9Nov86, good0.2 mflat2 kn7kn28°C
Tue 10Nov86, good0.2 mflat0 kn12kn27°C
Wed 11Nov86, good–8 kn17kn28°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 NovLow 05:00 −0.5 mHigh 11:10 +0.1 mLow 16:23 −0.2 mHigh 23:18 +0.5 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 06:45 −0.5 mHigh 13:26 +0.2 mLow 18:59 −0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 01:25 +0.4 mLow 08:13 −0.5 mHigh 14:44 +0.4 mLow 20:45 −0.4 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

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More diving near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Pangulingan

A wall dive. It goes down to 35 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 7.8 km away. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm), and 30°C in May, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Bunaken. Within 5 km we also list 6 dive sites.

  • What it is Wall.
  • How deep Down to 35 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 7.8 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 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Oct (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).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,130–US$2,260 each

about US$1,130–US$2,260 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MDC, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and SIN, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$884–US$1,830
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$47–US$80
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$94–US$154
Food7 days eating outabout US$107–US$194
Totalabout US$1,130–US$2,260

Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bunaken

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Closest

Bunaken

about 20 min by car · 21 places to stay

about US$33/nightcountry average

See 21 places to stay in Bunaken · Booking.com

About Bunaken 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.

Getting there: about 34h 35m

About 34h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MDC, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN), then 55 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

Dive centres nearby

  • Panorama Dive Center 7.8 km

  • Murex Dive 23 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.