Big Blue Diving
Photo: Nott Peera · CC BY · via iNaturalist
Big Blue Diving is a dive centre located on Sairee Beach, Koh Tao, Thailand, within Silver Sand Resort. Founded in 1991, it operates its own fleet of dive boats and has been in business for over 30 years. The centre offers training with SSI, SDI, and TDI agencies, from entry-level courses like Open Water Diver up to professional levels including Divemaster and Instructor, as well as technical and rebreather programs. It suits divers of all levels, from beginners to technical divers.
Courses offered
| Course | Price |
|---|---|
| SSI Scuba Diver | – |
| SSI Open Water Diver | – |
| Advanced Open Water | – |
| Rescue | – |
| Deep Diving | – |
| Wreck Diving | – |
| Enriched Air Nitrox | – |
| Underwater Imaging | – |
| Divemaster | – |
| SSI Instructor | – |
| Sidemount Diver | – |
| Advanced Wreck Diver | – |
| Decompression Procedures | – |
| Advanced Nitrox | – |
| Extended Range | – |
| Rebreather | – |
| Trimix | – |
| Solo | – |
| Marine Conservation | – |
| Fun dive | from THB 2,000 |
Diving with Big Blue Diving
Big Blue Diving offers fun dives for certified divers and provides enriched air nitrox and technical diving options. The centre visits a wide range of dive sites around Koh Tao, including Chumphon Pinnacle, Sail Rock, Southwest Pinnacle, White Rock, HTMS Hanhak Sattru, and Japanese Gardens. According to the centre, it is Asia’s leading Tech Diving Center.
On Google it holds an average rating of 5.0 from 5743 reviews.
Sea temperatures in the surrounding waters range from 28°C in January to 31°C in May.
At a glance
- One of 23 SSI centres listed in Koh Tao
- 6 dive sites within 60 km:
Sea temperature through the year
Average sea surface temperature at the coordinates of Big Blue Diving, 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.
