Is it worth the trip?
86Good out of 100 for your dates
6 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 85 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 187, good
- Mon 286, good
- Tue 386, good
- Wed 486, good
- Thu 586, good
- Fri 686, good
- Sat 786, good
- Sun 885, good
- Mon 985, good
- Tue 1084, good
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces SWswell 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 87, good | 0.3 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 30°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 86, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 5kn | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 86, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 4kn | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 86, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 6kn | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 86, good | 0.2 mflat | 1 kn | 6kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 86, good | 0.3 m | 2 kn | 8kn | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 86, good | 0.2 mflat | 0 kn | 15kn | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 85, good | 0.3 m | 2 kn | 15kn | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 85, good | 0.4 m | 1 kn | 15kn | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 84, good | 0.5 m | 1 kn | 14kn | 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 NovHigh 01:01 +0.8 mLow 10:19 −0.7 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:59 +0.7 mLow 11:27 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:14 +0.6 mLow 12:27 −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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Map
the site and its town
Shark Encounter on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.
One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Shark Encounter
It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 32 km away. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). No town nearby. Nearest beds: Coron, 84 km. Nearest airport: San Jose Airport (SJI), 64 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.
- 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 32 km away.
Water about 29°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 Jan, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec (about 20 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$1,000–US$2,040 each
about US$1,000–US$2,040 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to MNL, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$824–US$1,710 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$54–US$94 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$127–US$234 |
| Total | about US$1,000–US$2,040 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 84 km away
No town nearby
Nearest beds: Coron, 84 km. Nearest airport: San Jose Airport (SJI), 64 km.
See places to stay near Coron, 84 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
Getting there: about 32h 10m
About 32h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MNL, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 6h 40m by road
Flights ORD → MNL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Shark Encounter · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Shark Encounter · 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 25 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.