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Bimini Road, Bahamas

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Alice Town, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BIM (BIM), 8 km.

About Bimini Road

It suits Open Water 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Alice Town, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BIM (BIM), 8 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

  • S.S. Sapona 13 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

Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct (about 20 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 6 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL), direct.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 55 from the airport to Bimini Road.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Alice Town, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BIM (BIM), 8 km.

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Where it is

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Dive site

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: Sea 0.6 m. Wind 12 kn gusting 17.

The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct690.9 m16 kn27knboats in
Mon 19Oct710.9 m16 kn25kn
Tue 20Oct710.8 m16 kn23kn
Wed 21Oct790.6 m12 kn18kn
Thu 22Oct800.6 m12 kn17kn
Fri 23Oct770.5 m13 kn20kn
Sat 24Oct760.5 m13 kn22kn
Sun 25Oct01.4 m27 kn40knboats in
Mon 26Oct291.1 m21 kn29knboats in
Tue 27Oct01.9 m31 kn43knboats in

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres, halved for a sheltered site. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec7of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £430–£825 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £170–£355
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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