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Tobago Cays, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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About Tobago Cays

A reef dive. It goes down to 12 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 21 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best months are usually August, September and October, with about 7 good days in 7; in February, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Port Elizabeth. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 12 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 21 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.

Visibility about 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May and Dec (about 15 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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  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to UVF, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 35 from the airport to Tobago Cays.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.8 m. Wind 10 kn gusting 15.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.8 m10 kn15kn
Mon 19Oct770.9 m12 kn23kn
Tue 20Oct800.9 m12 kn16kn
Wed 21Oct800.9 m12 kn17kn
Thu 22Oct800.8 m12 kn17kn
Fri 23Oct800.8 m11 kn16kn
Sat 24Oct801.0 m12 kn18kn
Sun 25Oct780.9 m13 kn18kn
Mon 26Oct761.0 m13 kn19kn
Tue 27Oct801.0 m8 kn18kn

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).

  1. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun5of 7
  7. Jul6of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov6of 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 £705–£1,330 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 £280–£580
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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