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Chumphon Pinnacle
Dive site · Thailand
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
81Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Sea: flat, Visibility about 15 m, Water 29 °C
Tue 3 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 27°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 282, good
- Tue 382, good
- Wed 481, good
- Thu 581, good
- Fri 680, good
- Sat 780, good
- Sun 878, good
- Mon 976, good
- Tue 1073, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 40 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 29 °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 experienced divers only, by its depth against the depths each course trains to. Scored for experienced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 82, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 4kn | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 82, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 9kn | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 10kn | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 9kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 12kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 80, good | 0.2 mflat | 10 kn | 18kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 78, good | 0.3 m | 9 kn | 20kn | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 76, good | 0.4 m | 11 kn | 23kn | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 73, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 20kn | 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
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:41 −0.8 mHigh 15:16 +0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:11 −0.7 mHigh 16:00 +0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:21 −0.6 mHigh 16:45 +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.
Map
the site and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Chumphon Pinnacle
A pinnacle dive. It goes down to 40 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, by its depth. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 7 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 7.3 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 Koh Tao.
- What it is Pinnacle.
- How deep Down to 40 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, by its depth against the depths each course trains to.
- Dive centres 7 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 7.3 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 Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep (about 20 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$1,150–US$2,290 each
about US$1,150–US$2,290 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 USM, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$884–US$1,840 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$47–US$80 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$100–US$161 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$114–US$208 |
| Total | about US$1,150–US$2,290 |
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: Koh Tao
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about 20 min by car · 147 places to stay
about US$33/nightcountry average
About Koh Tao its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$33 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 28h 05m
About 28h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → USM, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 1h 40m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Koh Tao · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Koh Tao · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Nang Yuan Easy Divers 7.3 km
Goodtime Adventures 9.7 km
Mojo Divers 9.8 km
Blue Immersion 9.8 km
DJL (Davey Jones Locker) Diving 9.8 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's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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