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The Gap

Dive site · Solomon Islands

Advanced divers and up

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 78 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
27°C

Tue 3 · 77 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
29°C

Wed 4 · 78 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
29°C

Thu 5 · 79 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
28°C

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
28°C

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
28°C

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 174, good
  2. Mon 278, good
  3. Tue 377, good
  4. Wed 478, good
  5. Thu 579, good
  6. Fri 679, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 879, good
  9. Mon 980, good
  10. Tue 1078, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 25 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Advancedand up
  • Water 30 °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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at The Gap
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov74, good0.4 m14 kn19kn27°C
Mon 2Nov78, good0.4 m6 kn9kn27°C
Tue 3Nov77, good0.4 m8 kn12kn29°C
Wed 4Nov78, good0.3 m6 kn9kn29°C
Thu 5Nov79, good0.3 m3 kn6kn28°C
Fri 6Nov79, good0.2 mflat6 kn15kn28°C
Sat 7Nov79, good0.2 mflat4 kn9kn28°C
Sun 8Nov79, good0.1 mflat5 kn10kn28°C
Mon 9Nov80, good0.1 mflat3 kn11kn29°C
Tue 10Nov78, good0.2 mflat7 kn16kn28°C
Wed 11Nov78, good0.3 m7 kn15kn28°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

  • Sun 1 NovLow 04:24 −0.4 mHigh 16:12 +0.4 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 05:48 −0.3 mHigh 16:18 +0.4 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 06:51 −0.3 mHigh 16:23 +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

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About The Gap

A wall 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 NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 7.2 km away. The sea is about 29°C in July, its coldest month (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm), and 30°C in January, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Gizo. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • What it is Wall.
  • 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 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 7.2 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jul 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$1,320–US$2,580 each

about US$1,320–US$2,580 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to MUA, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$797–US$1,660
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$100–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$201–US$328
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Totalabout US$1,320–US$2,580

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: Gizo

Closest

Gizo

14 min by car · 4 places to stay

See 4 places to stay in Gizo · Booking.com

About Gizo its beds, food and every spot near it

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 33h 15m

About 33h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MUA, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE), then 1h 15m by road

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

In the water

Dive centres nearby

  • Dive Gizo 7.2 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: visibility about 15 m, clearer than usual (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.

The current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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