Babylon
Dive site · Indonesia
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
88Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Sea: flat, Visibility about 25 m, Water 30 °C
Tue 3 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 288, good
- Tue 388, good
- Wed 488, good
- Thu 588, good
- Fri 688, good
- Sat 789, good
- Sun 888, good
- Mon 988, good
- Tue 1089, good
- Wed 1189, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 28 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 88, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 6kn | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 88, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 6kn | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 88, good | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 6kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 88, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 5kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 88, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 5kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 89, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 88, good | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 6kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 88, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 89, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 89, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 9kn | 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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:14 +0.6 mLow 11:34 −0.8 mHigh 18:42 +0.4 mLow 23:59 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:39 +0.5 mLow 12:45 −0.7 mHigh 19:48 +0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 01:43 −0.2 mHigh 07:29 +0.4 mLow 13:59 −0.5 mHigh 20:44 +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.
Map
the site, its town, photos
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Photos of Babylon
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Babylon
A wall dive. It goes down to 28 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, 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. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 28°C in July, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in October, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Bana.
- What it is Wall.
- How deep Down to 28 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 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in May (about 30 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$1,180–US$2,370 each
about US$1,180–US$2,370 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to DIL, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and SIN, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$933–US$1,940 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$47–US$81 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$94–US$154 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$107–US$195 |
| Total | about US$1,180–US$2,370 |
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: Bana
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about 20 min by car
about US$34/nightcountry average
About Bana its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Bana, 10 km. We have not checked places to stay in Bana yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Dili, 139 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.
About US$34 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 39h
About 39h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → DIL, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN), then 5h 10m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Bana · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Bana · 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's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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