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Inlet Beach Fish/Dive Reef, United States

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About Inlet Beach Fish/Dive Reef

A reef dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 23 km away. The sea is about 18°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 30°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Open Water divers the best month is usually July, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Inlet Beach. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 18 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 10 km, the nearest 23 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

  • Big Willy's Surf & Swim 23 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 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun, Jul and Aug (about 10 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 4 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to ECP, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Inlet Beach Fish/Dive Reef.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: Sea 0.4 m. Wind 8 kn gusting 13.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct770.5 m11 kn20kn
Mon 19Oct790.4 m9 kn16kn
Tue 20Oct800.4 m8 kn13kn
Wed 21Oct800.3 m7 kn12kn
Thu 22Oct800.3 m6 kn10kn
Fri 23Oct800.1 mflat6 kn11kn
Sat 24Oct800.5 m9 kn15kn
Sun 25Oct790.4 m10 kn19kn
Mon 26Oct800.3 m8 kn15kn
Tue 27Oct800.3 m9 kn15kn

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).

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec5of 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 £745–£1,355 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 £140–£290
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £40–£65
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

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