Diving and Snorkeling spot
Dive site · Thailand
Is it worth the trip?
78Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: Sea: flat, Visibility about 10 m, Water 29 °C
Tue 3 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 30°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 378, good
- Wed 478, good
- Thu 578, good
- Fri 679, good
- Sat 778, good
- Sun 878, good
- Mon 978, good
- Tue 1074, good
- Wed 1175, good
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces SWswell 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 78, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 78, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 9kn | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 78, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 5kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 79, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 4kn | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 78, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 9kn | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 78, good | 0.2 mflat | 1 kn | 7kn | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 78, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 11kn | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 74, good | 0.5 m | 10 kn | 23kn | 30°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 75, good | 0.4 m | 10 kn | 20kn | 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
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:55 −0.8 mHigh 14:35 +0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:46 −0.7 mHigh 13:26 +0.3 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 03:32 −0.5 mHigh 12:53 +0.2 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 Diving and Snorkeling spot
It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.5 km away. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm), and 31°C in May, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Ban Bang Bao. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- 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 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.5 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 Jan 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).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,130–US$2,250 each
about US$1,130–US$2,250 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 TDX, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and BKK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$866–US$1,800 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$47–US$81 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$101–US$161 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$114–US$208 |
| Total | about US$1,130–US$2,250 |
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: Ban Bang Bao
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about 5 min by car · 38 places to stay
about US$34/nightcountry average
About Ban Bang Bao its beds, food and every spot near it
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 30h 25m
About 30h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TDX, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), then 55 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Ban Bang Bao · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Ban Bang Bao · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
BB Divers 0.5 km
THAI OCEAN ACADEMY KOH CHANG 0.7 kmPADIRAIDSSITDI
Scuba Dawgs (Koh chang Diving) 0.8 km
BB Diving Shop 16 km
Koh Mak Divers 24 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 records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
Bluering angelfish Pomacanthus annularis
Seen in 4 records.
Moon wrasse Thalassoma lunare
Seen in 4 records.
Pink skunk clownfish Amphiprion perideraion
Seen in 3 records.
Cephalopholis formosa
Seen in 3 records.
Eightband butterflyfish Chaetodon octofasciatus
Seen in 3 records.
Copperband butterflyfish Chelmon rostratus
Seen in 3 records.
Threespot dascyllus Dascyllus trimaculatus
Seen in 3 records.
Long-spined sea urchin Diadema setosum
Seen in 3 records.
Pastel-green wrasse Halichoeres chloropterus
Seen in 3 records.
Redcoat Sargocentron rubrum
Seen in 3 records.
Bluechin parrotfish Scarus ghobban
Seen in 3 records.
Scolopsis bilineataWhiptail breams
Seen in 3 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: iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; NABU|naturgucker. Credits
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