Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
78Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- –
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 379, good
- Wed 478, good
- Thu 578, good
- Fri 678, good
- Sat 778, good
- Sun 878, good
- Mon 979, good
- Tue 1078, good
- Wed 1178, good
The site in three facts
- Down to 25 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
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.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 79, good | – | 7 kn | 9kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 78, good | – | 11 kn | 15kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 78, good | – | 12 kn | 16kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 78, good | – | 11 kn | 15kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 78, good | – | 13 kn | 19kn | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 78, good | – | 10 kn | 16kn | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 79, good | – | 8 kn | 14kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 78, good | – | 10 kn | 16kn | 27°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 78, good | – | 9 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
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:16 −0.5 mHigh 10:45 +0.6 mLow 17:23 −0.7 mHigh 23:56 +0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 06:10 −0.6 mHigh 12:23 +0.7 mLow 18:41 −0.8 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 01:06 +0.9 mLow 07:24 −0.8 mHigh 13:30 +0.8 mLow 19:35 −0.9 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Aldabra Atoll Channel
A drift dive. It goes down to 25 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. No town nearby. Majikavo Koropa, 391 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Majikavo Lamir, 392 km.
- What it is Drift.
- How deep Down to 25 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, 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.
Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Nov and Dec (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: nearest beds 392 km away
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No town nearby
Majikavo Koropa, 391 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Majikavo Lamir, 392 km.
See places to stay near Majikavo Lamir, 392 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
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In the water
Dives and courses in Aldabra Atoll Channel · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Aldabra Atoll Channel · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Lutjanus boharSnappers
Seen in 6 records.
Yellow-edged lyretail Variola louti
Seen in 4 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Occurrence records of southern African aquatic biodiversity; Occurrence records of southern African fish biodiversity. Credits
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