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Black Forest, Turks and Caicos Islands

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About Black Forest

A wall dive. It goes down to 24 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 14 km away. The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in February, March and December, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Wheeland. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

  • What it is Wall.
  • How deep Down to 24 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 14 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

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.

What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 8 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to PLS, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Black Forest.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.7 m. Wind 10 kn gusting 16.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.7 m10 kn16kn
Mon 19Oct770.8 m11 kn15kn
Tue 20Oct441.7 m5 kn10kn
Wed 21Oct641.3 m6 kn11kn
Thu 22Oct631.3 m6 kn10kn
Fri 23Oct591.4 m6 kn9kn
Sat 24Oct731.0 m7 kn13kn
Sun 25Oct790.9 m9 kn20kn
Mon 26Oct291.9 m13 kn26kn
Tue 27Oct571.4 m11 kn19kn

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. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. What is under the water (visibility, current, 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. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec4of 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 £580–£1,095 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £210–£435
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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