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Cave West, Honduras

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About Cave West

A cave dive. It goes down to 22 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, 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. 17 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.7 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For experienced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is West Bay. Within 5 km we also list 158 dive sites.

  • What it is Cave.
  • How deep Down to 22 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 17 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.7 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 30°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Apr, May, Jun, Jul and Aug (about 30 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 11 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to RTB, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).

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  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Cave West.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: Sea 0.4 m. Wind 11 kn gusting 15. Rain 6.8 mm.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.4 m14 kn20kn
Mon 19Oct800.4 m11 kn15kn
Tue 20Oct800.3 m9 kn12kn
Wed 21Oct800.2 mflat2 kn4kn
Thu 22Oct800.3 m8 kn14kn
Fri 23Oct780.3 m12 kn17kn
Sat 24Oct800.2 mflat9 kn15kn
Sun 25Oct790.3 m13 kn19kn
Mon 26Oct720.4 m18 kn28kn
Tue 27Oct800.5 m10 kn22kn

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 experienced 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 £590–£1,115 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 £220–£455
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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