Is it worth the trip?
79Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: Sea: flat, Visibility about 15 m, Water 29 °C
Mon 2 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 179, good
- Mon 281, good
- Tue 380, good
- Wed 473, good
- Thu 582, good
- Fri 680, good
- Sat 772, good
- Sun 872, good
- Mon 967, good
- Tue 1069, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 12 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces Nswell 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 | 79, good | 0.2 mflat | 4 kn | 6kn | 31°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 10kn | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 8 kn | 12kn | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 73, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 8kn | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 82, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 7kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 9kn | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 72, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 10kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 72, good | 0.1 mflat | 7 kn | 11kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 67, good | 0.3 m | 8 kn | 16kn | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 69, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 14kn | 27°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 00:57 +0.8 mLow 07:37 −0.7 mHigh 13:42 +0.4 mLow 19:36 −0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:06 +0.7 mLow 08:59 −0.5 mHigh 15:18 +0.3 mLow 21:16 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:39 +0.6 mLow 10:32 −0.5 mHigh 17:00 +0.4 mLow 23:04 −0.3 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 South Button
A reef dive. It goes down to 12 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 21 km away. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 31°C in May, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: Radhakrishna Resort, Port Blair, 11 km. Nearest beds: Chaungtha, 549 km. Nearest airport: Veer Savarkar International Airport / INS Utkrosh (IXZ), 72 km.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 12 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 21 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 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Aug, Oct and Nov (about 15 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: nearest beds 549 km away
No town nearby
Nearest place to stay we found: Radhakrishna Resort, Port Blair, 11 km. Nearest beds: Chaungtha, 549 km. Nearest airport: Veer Savarkar International Airport / INS Utkrosh (IXZ), 72 km.
See places to stay near Chaungtha, 549 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
In the water
Dives and courses in South Button · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in South Button · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Island divers 21 km
ScubaLov 21 km
Havelock Dive club 21 km
Seahawks Scuba 21 kmPADISSI
Barefoot Scuba Dive Centre & Resort 22 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: 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.