Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
79Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Sea: flat, Visibility about 10 m, Water 30 °C
Mon 2 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 177, good
- Mon 279, good
- Tue 379, good
- Wed 478, good
- Thu 579, good
- Fri 679, good
- Sat 779, good
- Sun 880, good
- Mon 980, good
- Tue 1080, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 20 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 30 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces Sswell 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 77, good | 0.2 mflat | 0 kn | 4kn | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 79, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 5kn | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 79, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 6kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 78, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 9kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 79, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 4kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 79, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 6kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 79, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 6kn | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 80, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 80, good | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 6kn | 28°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 04:09 +1.0 mLow 11:17 −1.3 mHigh 18:07 +0.5 mLow 23:16 −0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 05:06 +0.8 mLow 12:14 −1.1 mHigh 19:10 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:34 −0.2 mHigh 06:18 +0.6 mLow 13:19 −0.9 mHigh 20:17 +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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Whale Shark Bagan
A drift dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in January, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). No town nearby. Sor, 403 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Bandanaira, 453 km. Nearest airport: Utarom Airport (KNG), 33 km.
- What it is Drift.
- How deep Down to 20 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.
Water about 30°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov and Dec (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 453 km away
No town nearby
Sor, 403 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Bandanaira, 453 km. Nearest airport: Utarom Airport (KNG), 33 km.
See places to stay near Bandanaira, 453 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
In the water
Dives and courses in Whale Shark Bagan · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Whale Shark Bagan · 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 10 m, greener than usual (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.