Great Bird Island, Antigua and Barbuda
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About Great Bird Island
A reef dive. It goes down to 14 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is St Philip.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 14 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
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Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Mar and May (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 12 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SXM, direct.
See flights ORD → SXM · Skyscanner from about £255 returnAdGetting there. 3 h 25 from the airport to Great Bird Island.
Accommodation.
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Forecast
Best on Wed 28: Wind 10 kn gusting 16.
The score for Open Water divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19Oct | 70, good | 0.7 m | 8 kn | 11kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 68, good | 0.7 m | 8 kn | 11kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 70, good | 0.6 m | 8 kn | 12kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 70, good | 0.7 m | 10 kn | 13kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 67, good | 0.7 m | 11 kn | 15kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 56, good | 0.8 m | 11 kn | 17kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 58, good | 0.8 m | 11 kn | 15kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 65, good | 0.7 m | 10 kn | 15kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 65, good | 0.7 m | 9 kn | 13kn |
| Wed 28Oct | 80, good | – | 10 kn | 16kn |
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. 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 Open Water divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7
- Feb0of 7
- Mar0of 7
- Apr0of 7
- May0of 7
- Jun0of 7
- Jul0of 7
- Aug0of 7
- Sep0of 7
- Oct0of 7
- Nov0of 7
- Dec0of 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 £680–£1,275 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 £255–£525
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £70–£115
- Stay £165–£280
- Food £155–£290
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