Big Bubble
Photo: Nott Peera · CC BY · via iNaturalist
Big Bubble is a PADI dive centre on Koh Tao, Thailand, founded in 1994. It offers a wide range of courses from beginner to professional, including the PADI Instructor Development Course, as well as fun dives for certified divers. According to the centre, it is a PADI Five-Star Instructor Development Dive Resort with its own dive boats, bar, restaurant, and bungalows.
Courses offered
| Course | Price |
|---|---|
| PADI Divemaster Course | THB 45,000 |
| PADI Enriched Air Diver | THB 6,000 |
| PADI Wreck Diver | THB 10,000 |
| PADI Deep Diver | THB 9,000 |
| PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy | THB 6,000 |
| PADI Side mount diver | THB 14,000 |
| PADI Self – reliant Diver | THB 11,000 |
| PADI Course SCUBA REVIEW | – |
| PADI Open Water Diver | – |
| PADI Advanced Open Water Diver | – |
| PADI Emergency First Response | – |
| PADI Rescue Diver Course | – |
| PADI Instructor Development Course | – |
| PADI Basic Freediving | – |
| PADI Freediving | – |
| PADI Advanced Freediver | – |
| Fun dive | from THB 1,800 |
Prices as listed on the centre’s own website, checked October 2026. Please confirm current prices directly with the centre.
Diving with Big Bubble
Big Bubble visits dive sites such as Sail Rock, Chumphon Pinnacle, South West Pinnacle, Shark Island, HTMS Sattakut, and HTMS Suphairin. Nitrox is available, and the centre offers the PADI Enriched Air Diver course.
On Google it holds an average rating of 4.9 from 841 reviews.
Sea temperatures in the surrounding waters range from 28°C in January to 31°C in May.
At a glance
- One of 20 PADI 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 Bubble, 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 | 28.8 | 29.3 | 30.9 | 31.4 | 30.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 29.7 | 30.0 | 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) 28.5 °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.
