Steering Reef, Canada
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sonora, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YHZ (YHZ), 128 km.
About Steering Reef
A reef dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW 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 1°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 18°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Advanced divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in November and December, about 5. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sonora, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YHZ (YHZ), 128 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 20 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 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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Water about 14°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. 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. Much the same all year (under 5 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 9 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to YHZ, direct.
See flights ORD → YHZ · Skyscanner from about £175 returnAdGetting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to Steering Reef.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Sonora, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YHZ (YHZ), 128 km.
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Forecast
Best on Sun 18: Sea 1 m. Wind 10 kn gusting 16.
The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | 1.0 m | 10 kn | 16kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 0.6 m | 9 kn | 13kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 69, good | 1.2 m | 10 kn | 13kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 77, good | 1.1 m | 10 kn | 15kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 39, fair | 1.6 m | 13 kn | 18kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 66, good | 1.3 m | 8 kn | 13kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 33, poor | 1.6 m | 15 kn | 26kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 80, good | 0.9 m | 7 kn | 15kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | 0.7 m | 7 kn | 12kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 80, good | 0.6 m | 8 kn | 12kn |
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 Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7
- Feb6of 7
- Mar6of 7
- Apr6of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug7of 7
- Sep7of 7
- Oct6of 7
- Nov5of 7
- 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 £435–£835 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 £175–£365
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £70–£115
- Food £155–£290
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