Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
75Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Sea: flat, Visibility about 15 m, Water 29 °C
Tue 3 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Air
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 20knboats in
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 30°C
Mon 9 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 276, good
- Tue 378, good
- Wed 474, good
- Thu 575, good
- Fri 675, good
- Sat 774, good
- Sun 875, good
- Mon 975, good
- Tue 1074, good
- Wed 1171, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 25 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces Wswell 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 | 76, good | 0.2 mflat | 14 kn | 19kn | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 78, good | 0.2 mflat | 13 kn | 19kn | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 74, good | 0.3 m | 16 kn | 22kn | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 75, good | 0.3 m | 15 kn | 21kn | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 75, good | 0.3 m | 15 kn | 29kn | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 74, good | 0.4 m | 15 kn | 20knboats in | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 75, good | 0.3 m | 16 kn | 24kn | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 75, good | 0.3 m | 16 kn | 25kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 74, good | 0.3 m | 16 kn | 24kn | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 71, good | 0.4 m | 18 kn | 27kn | 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 NovHigh 02:23 +0.7 mLow 11:37 −0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:43 +0.6 mLow 12:46 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:24 +0.5 mLow 13:40 −0.3 mHigh 20:26 +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 Sombrero Island
A reef dive. It goes down to 25 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 6.1 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Mabini. Within 5 km we also list 10 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 25 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 6.1 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov (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$1,110–US$2,220 each
about US$1,110–US$2,220 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 MNL, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$825–US$1,710 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$54–US$94 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$107–US$181 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$127–US$235 |
| Total | about US$1,110–US$2,220 |
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: Mabini
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about 20 min by car · 5 places to stay
about US$40/nightcountry average
About Mabini its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$40 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 28h 35m
About 28h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MNL, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 3h 05m by road
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In the water
Dives and courses in Mabini · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Mabini · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Dive 7000 6.1 km
Freedive Tribe PH HQ 6.4 km
Buceo Filipinas-Anilao-Planet Dive 6.8 km
Halo Dive 7.5 km
Shark Dive 7.7 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.
Metalia spatagus
Seen in 13 records, mostly Apr.
Clypeaster reticulatus
Seen in 12 records, mostly Apr.
Clypeaster humilis
Seen in 8 records.
Sculpsitechinus tenuissimus
Seen in 8 records.
Periclimenaeus hecate
Seen in 5 records.
Brissalius vannoordenburgi
Seen in 4 records.
Lyre-tail Hawkfish Cyprinocirrhites polyactis
Seen in 4 records.
Lovenia elongata
Seen in 4 records.
Black wrasse Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Seen in 4 records.
Metalia sternalis
Seen in 4 records.
Pycnochromis delta
Seen in 4 records.
Brissus latecarinatus
Seen in 3 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS, through OBIS; common names from Wikidata. Largest datasets here: d6af0fac-8a21-4d77-8872-f10d471fc0cf; aa16d305-d413-4c4a-90be-b1ec3298d58d; A photographically-vouchered global citizen science dataset of sea slugs (Mollusca: Heterobranchia) from the SEASLUG.WORLD platform since 2015. Credits
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