November in the Great Barrier Reef?

Is November a good month to go diving in the Great Barrier Reef? (i.e.
visibility, absence of Cyclones, etc.) Thanks!

"Le Belgo" <lebelgo@aol.comKeinspam> wrote in message
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> Is November a good month to go diving in the Great Barrier Reef? (i.e.
> visibility, absence of Cyclones, etc.) Thanks!

Hi LeBelgo,
I've dived November on the reef and the coral sea.
In a few words - great time.
Water temp around 24-26 Celsius
Visibility varies ( Better in the coral sea) but can expect 15-20m minimum
and up to 50m in the coral sea.
As far as Cyclones....can happen any time but infrequent - get travel
insurance!
I have a trip report on the Great barrier Reef November 2003 on my web site
with photos.....
HTH
Tack
PS without a doubt the best visibility is middle of winter - around June
July, but the weather is more likely to play up and the water is a chilly
21 - 23 degrees....
www.DivingTheBlue.com

"Reef Fish" <Large_Nassau_Grouper@Yahoo.com> wrote in message > Great
photos, though mostly the macro and nudibranch type -- I prefer
> the big open water and palagic type, but that's a personal preference.
> The trip report I read only showed the Cod Hole portion, and a TWO day
> itinerary. Surely it was longer than that on the trip.
>
> > HTH
> > Tack
>
> -- Bob.

Bob,
thanks for your comments - I guess the essence of YMMV
My trip report was for "3 diving days" as mentioned in the introduction -
admittedly still a short live aboard trip!
Have done a couple of the 7 day coral sea trips, but they don't count as the
great barrier reef
Agree about pelagic /open water type photos - something to aim for when the
visibility is better I guess - still working on that!
Tack

"Tack" <gottabekiddin@nospam.com> wrote in message news:<kLw7c.119418$Wa.96110@news-server.bigpond.net.au>...
> "Reef Fish" <Large_Nassau_Grouper@Yahoo.com> wrote in message > Great
> photos, though mostly the macro and nudibranch type -- I prefer
> > the big open water and palagic type, but that's a personal preference.
> > The trip report I read only showed the Cod Hole portion, and a TWO day
> > itinerary. Surely it was longer than that on the trip.
> >
> > > HTH
> > > Tack
> >
> > -- Bob.
>
> Bob,
> thanks for your comments - I guess the essence of YMMV
> My trip report was for "3 diving days" as mentioned in the introduction -
> admittedly still a short live aboard trip!

My trip on Taka II was longer by only a day, but I saw enough in
the 14 dives to get a first-hand feel of what diving was like there.


> Have done a couple of the 7 day coral sea trips, but they don't count as the
> great barrier reef

Only among pedants.


> Agree about pelagic /open water type photos - something to aim for when the
> visibility is better I guess - still working on that!
> Tack

I wasn't criticizing your photos at all, not even at the scarcity of
pelagic/open-water type. As a matter of fact, there aren't many
pelagics at the GBR other than the Potato Cod and the one I was
within an arm's length was only the size of a small Italian car,
not quite the size of a VW.

you can hardly find any place in the continental shelf of the GBR
below 80 fsw without carrying a big shovel, until you get to
the OUTER portion of the GBR, and pelagics tend to be in
those areas not often visited by the popular liveaboards.

-- Bob.

One of the best..... but don't stop there, go out into the Coral Sea and
visit those reef islands far out. They're festooned with the most beautiful
corals just like some expensive Madison Avenue florist knew your were
coming and decorated it. Also, you'll experience the most deep blue ocean
water of a purity and clarity that you ever imagined..

Le Belgo wrote:

> Is November a good month to go diving in the Great Barrier Reef? (i.e.
> visibility, absence of Cyclones, etc.) Thanks!

Now ya talkin' Dan!
Tack
www.DivingTheBlue.com

"Daniel Kessler" <dkessler@pop.cybernex.net> wrote in message
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> One of the best..... but don't stop there, go out into the Coral Sea and
> visit those reef islands far out. They're festooned with the most
beautiful
> corals just like some expensive Madison Avenue florist knew your were
> coming and decorated it. Also, you'll experience the most deep blue ocean
> water of a purity and clarity that you ever imagined..
>
> Le Belgo wrote:
>
> > Is November a good month to go diving in the Great Barrier Reef? (i.e.
> > visibility, absence of Cyclones, etc.) Thanks!
>