Big Blue Tech
Photo: (c) Tine Kinn Kvamme, some rights reserved (CC BY) · via iNaturalist
Big Blue Tech is a dive centre on Sairee Beach, Koh Tao, Thailand, founded in 1991. It is affiliated with SSI, SDI, and TDI. The centre offers courses from SSI Open Water Diver through to Instructor and Divemaster, as well as technical training including Sidemount, Advanced Wreck, Decompression Procedures, and Advanced Nitrox. It suits divers from beginners to experienced technical divers.
Courses offered
| Course | Price |
|---|---|
| SSI Open Water Diver | – |
| Sidemount Diver | – |
| Advanced Wreck Diver | – |
| Decompression Procedures | – |
| SSI Instructor | – |
| Divemaster | – |
| SSI Scuba Diver | – |
| Advanced Nitrox | – |
| Enriched Air Nitrox | – |
| Fun dive | from THB 2,000 |
Diving with Big Blue Tech
Big Blue Tech operates its own fleet of dive boats, including a dedicated Tech Diving boat, according to the centre. Nitrox is available. Diving is conducted in English. The centre visits dive sites including Chumphon Pinnacle, No Name Pinnacle, Twins, Red Rock, Southwest Pinnacle, Hin Pee Wee, Junkyard, Sail Rock, Shark Island, Mango Bay, Japanese Gardens, HTMS Hanhak Sattru, Laem Thien Caves, Aow Leuk, and Lighthouse Bay.
On Google it holds an average rating of 5.0 from 5323 reviews.
Sea temperatures in the surrounding waters range from 28°C in January to 31°C in May. Species recorded near these coordinates include Whale Shark, Mourning Dorid, Unidentia aliciae and Indian Caloria.
At a glance
- 6 dive sites within 60 km:
Sea temperature through the year
Average sea surface temperature at the coordinates of Big Blue Tech, Koh Tao, Thailand, by calendar month. The water is warmest in May at 31.4 °C and coldest in January at 28.1 °C, a spread of 3.3 kelvin over the year. Every month of the year averages 25 °C or more.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 28.1 | 28.7 | 29.2 | 30.8 | 31.4 | 30.4 | 30.1 | 30.0 | 29.7 | 29.9 | 29.5 | 28.5 |
By season, the four quarterly averages at this location are spring (March to May) 30.5 °C, summer (June to August) 30.2 °C, autumn (September to November) 29.7 °C and winter (December to February) 28.4 °C.
Sea surface temperature from Open-Meteo Marine (CC BY 4.0), daily model means 2022-11 to 2024-12, sampled at the coordinates of this dive centre. Values are monthly averages of the daily means, not forecasts.
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Marine life recorded in this area
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist near these coordinates.
