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Lao lao

Dive site · Indonesia

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Every day scores the same

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 83 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
29°C

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
28°C

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
28°C

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
28°C

Sat 7 · 83 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
29°C

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
28°C

Mon 9 · 83 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
28°C

Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 283, good
  2. Tue 383, good
  3. Wed 483, good
  4. Thu 583, good
  5. Fri 683, good
  6. Sat 783, good
  7. Sun 883, good
  8. Mon 983, good
  9. Tue 1083, good
  10. Wed 1183, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 30 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 30 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
  • Faces SEswell 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, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Lao lao
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov83, good0.1 mflat5 kn9kn28°C
Tue 3Nov83, good0.1 mflat5 kn8kn29°C
Wed 4Nov83, good0.1 mflat2 kn8kn28°C
Thu 5Nov83, good0.1 mflat3 kn8kn28°C
Fri 6Nov83, good0.1 mflat2 kn10kn28°C
Sat 7Nov83, good0.1 mflat3 kn6kn29°C
Sun 8Nov83, good0.1 mflat1 kn10kn28°C
Mon 9Nov83, good0.1 mflat1 kn10kn28°C
Tue 10Nov83, good0.1 mflat1 kn10kn28°C
Wed 11Nov83, good–4 kn10kn29°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 05:08 −0.6 mHigh 12:14 +0.3 mLow 17:42 −0.0 mHigh 23:09 +0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 06:30 −0.5 mHigh 13:28 +0.4 mLow 19:32 −0.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 00:56 +0.3 mLow 07:42 −0.5 mHigh 14:21 +0.5 mLow 20:41 −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

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About Lao lao

A pinnacle dive. It goes down to 30 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 9 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 7.6 km away. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm), and 30°C in April, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Saonek. Within 5 km we also list 10 dive sites.

  • What it is Pinnacle.
  • How deep Down to 30 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 9 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 7.6 km away.

Water about 30°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 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).

Where to stay: Saonek

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Closest

Saonek

about 15 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$33/nightcountry average

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About Saonek 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

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

Dive centres nearby

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.

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