Kubu Reef
Dive site · Indonesia
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
85Good out of 100 for your dates
3 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 84 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 83 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 84 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 84 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 282, good
- Tue 384, good
- Wed 483, good
- Thu 584, good
- Fri 684, good
- Sat 786, good
- Sun 886, good
- Mon 986, good
- Tue 1086, good
- Wed 1187, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 30 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces NEswell 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 | 82, good | 0.3 m | 11 kn | 15kn | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 84, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 7kn | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 83, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 9kn | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 84, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 9kn | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 84, good | 0.3 m | 5 kn | 8kn | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 86, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 5kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 86, good | 0.2 mflat | 1 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 86, good | 0.2 mflat | 1 kn | 12kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 86, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 9kn | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 87, good | – | 2 kn | 8kn | 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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:46 +0.5 mLow 11:29 −0.7 mHigh 19:58 +0.2 mLow 22:21 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:33 +0.4 mLow 12:37 −0.6 mHigh 20:06 +0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 01:21 +0.0 mHigh 06:36 +0.3 mLow 13:34 −0.5 mHigh 20:26 +0.4 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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More diving near here
1 place
- Kubu Wreck 0.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Kubu Reef
A reef dive. It goes down to 30 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. 17 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.5 km away. The sea is about 28°C in August, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Kubu. Within 5 km we also list 9 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 30 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 17 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 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar, Apr, Aug, Sep and Oct (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).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,210–US$2,440 each
about US$1,210–US$2,440 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 DPS, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$965–US$2,010 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$47–US$80 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$94–US$154 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$107–US$194 |
| Total | about US$1,210–US$2,440 |
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: Kubu
about 10 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$33/nightcountry average
About Kubu 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 31h 20m
About 31h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → DPS, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 2h 45m by road
Flights ORD → DPS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Kubu · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Kubu · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Liberty Dive Resort 3.3 km
Paradise Diving 3.3 km
Seahua Ha Ha Tulamben Dive Resort 3.3 km
Madha Dive Center 3.3 km
Scuba Tribe 3.5 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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