Batu Layar
Dive site · Malaysia
Is it worth the trip?
80Good out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same, usually
Mon 2 · 80 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Tue 3 · 80 out of 100
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Wed 4 · 80 out of 100
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Thu 5 · 80 out of 100
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Fri 6 · 80 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 80 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 80 out of 100
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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces Nswell from there reaches it
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Air |
|---|---|
| Mon 2to 8usually | 28°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
Visibility about 10 m, usual for the month.
Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm.
Map
the site, its town, photos
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Photos of Batu Layar
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More diving near here
5 places
- Blue Lagoon 0.5 km away
- Kapal Polis 0.5 km away
- Turtle Point 0.9 km away
- Tiga Ruang 1 km away
- Batu Nisan 2.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Batu Layar
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. 20 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.2 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). The town to stay in is Kampung Pasir Hantu. Within 5 km we also list 12 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 20 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.2 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 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep (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).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,170–US$2,340 each
about US$1,170–US$2,340 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to KBR, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and KUL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$904–US$1,880 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$54–US$87 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$100–US$167 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$114–US$208 |
| Total | about US$1,170–US$2,340 |
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: Kampung Pasir Hantu
5 min by car · 24 places to stay
about US$40/nightcountry average
About Kampung Pasir Hantu its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$40 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 32h 10m
About 32h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → KBR, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), then 1h 15m by road
Flights ORD → KBR on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Kampung Pasir Hantu · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Kampung Pasir Hantu · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Perhentian Island Divers 1.2 km
Coral View Dive Center 1.2 km
The Barat Dive Center 1.5 km
Universal Diver 2.1 km
Flora Bay Divers 2.4 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 10 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.
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