Is it worth the trip?
78Good out of 100 for your dates
3 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 278, good
- Tue 378, good
- Wed 479, good
- Thu 579, good
- Fri 679, good
- Sat 777, good
- Sun 877, good
- Mon 972, good
- Tue 1077, good
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces NWswell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 78, good | 0.2 mflat | 7 kn | 10kn | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 78, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 8kn | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 79, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 8kn | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 79, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 6kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 79, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 8kn | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 77, good | 0.2 mflat | 10 kn | 16kn | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 77, good | 0.2 mflat | 9 kn | 20kn | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 72, good | 0.2 mflat | 14 kn | 22kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 77, good | 0.2 mflat | 9 kn | 18kn | 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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:00 +0.8 mLow 09:46 −0.7 mHigh 16:12 +0.5 mLow 22:15 −0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:39 +0.7 mLow 11:28 −0.7 mHigh 17:57 +0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:07 −0.5 mHigh 06:16 +0.7 mLow 12:48 −0.8 mHigh 19:10 +0.8 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 South Rock
It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: Myanmar Andaman Resort, ကော့သောင်း, 7 km. Nearest beds: Chumphon, 137 km. Nearest airport: Kawthoung Airport (KAW), 60 km.
- 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 No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov (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$1,220–US$2,450 each
about US$1,220–US$2,450 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 HKT, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$898–US$1,860 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$1,220–US$2,450 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 137 km away
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No town nearby
Nearest place to stay we found: Myanmar Andaman Resort, ကော့သောင်း, 7 km. Nearest beds: Chumphon, 137 km. Nearest airport: Kawthoung Airport (KAW), 60 km.
See places to stay near Chumphon, 137 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
Getting there: about 30h 55m
About 30h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HKT, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 4h 10m by road
Flights ORD → HKT on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in South Rock · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in South Rock · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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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