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Tiger Beach, Bahamas

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Freeport, 48 km away, is the nearest town we list.

About Tiger Beach

A reef dive. It goes down to 9 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced 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 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 25°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: Freeport, 48 km away, is the nearest town we list.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 9 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 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 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 (about 6 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 7 h 40 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.

    See flights MDW → FLL · Skyscanner from about £170 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 2 h 45 from the airport to Tiger Beach.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Freeport, 48 km away, is the nearest town we list.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: Sea 0.9 m. Wind 12 kn gusting 17.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Tiger Beach
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct25, poor1.3 m20 kn27knboats in
Mon 19Oct50, good1.4 m17 kn23kn
Tue 20Oct68, good1.2 m14 kn19kn
Wed 21Oct80, good0.9 m12 kn17kn
Thu 22Oct78, good0.9 m13 kn21kn
Fri 23Oct77, good0.8 m12 kn21kn
Sat 24Oct71, good0.8 m15 kn26kn
Sun 25Oct0, poor1.7 m27 kn40knboats in
Mon 26Oct0, poor1.5 m23 kn37knboats in
Tue 27Oct0, poor2.7 m33 kn46knboats 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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