Shark Island
Dive site · Thailand
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
78Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: Sea: flat, Visibility about 15 m, Water 29 °C
Tue 3 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 27°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 379, good
- Wed 479, good
- Thu 580, good
- Fri 673, good
- Sat 777, good
- Sun 876, good
- Mon 969, good
- Tue 1071, good
- Wed 1176, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 28 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 29 °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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 79, good | 0.0 mflat | 6 kn | 10kn | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 79, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 10kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 73, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 11kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 77, good | 0.2 mflat | 12 kn | 16kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 76, good | 0.2 mflat | 9 kn | 14kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 69, good | 0.2 mflat | 8 kn | 23kn | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 71, good | 0.2 mflat | 10 kn | 16kn | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 76, good | 0.3 m | 10 kn | 15kn | 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
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:10 −0.7 mHigh 16:06 +0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:18 −0.6 mHigh 16:56 +0.3 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 03:12 −0.4 mHigh 18:04 +0.1 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 Shark Island
A reef dive. It goes down to 28 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, 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. 55 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.8 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. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 9 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 28 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 55 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.8 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 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 2 November 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$886–US$1,850 |
| 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$1,150–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 10 min by car · 147 places to stay
about US$34/nightcountry average
About Koh Tao 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 27h 55m
About 27h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → USM, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 1h 30m by road
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In the water
Dives and courses in Koh Tao · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Koh Tao · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
C.V. Divers 0.8 km
French Kiss Divers - Chalok 1.9 km
Big Bubble Dive School 2.1 km
New Heaven Diving School 2.1 km
New Heaven Dive School 2.1 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
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Bluespotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymmaRay
Seen in 3 records.
Thicklip wrasse Hemigymnus melapterus
Seen in 18 records, mostly Jul.
Siganus virgatusRabbitfishes
Seen in 13 records, mostly Jul to Oct.
Chaetodon wiebeliButterflyfishes
Seen in 12 records, mostly Jul to Oct.
Bluechin parrotfish Scarus ghobban
Seen in 11 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Pennant coralfish Heniochus acuminatus
Seen in 10 records, mostly Jul to Oct.
Marbled spinefoot Scarus rivulatus
Seen in 10 records, mostly Jul to Oct.
Abudefduf bengalensisDamselfishes
Seen in 8 records.
Indo-Pacific sergeant Abudefduf vaigiensis
Seen in 8 records.
Sling-jaw wrasse Epibulus insidiator
Seen in 8 records.
Salarias guttatusCombtooth blennies
Seen in 8 records.
Scolopsis margaritiferaWhiptail breams
Seen in 8 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. Credits
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