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Diamond Shoals, United States

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About Diamond Shoals

A reef dive. It goes down to 15 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. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 28°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For experienced divers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Buxton. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 15 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, 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.

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Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 50 km.

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Water about 24°C: 5 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. 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 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 45 from the airport to Diamond Shoals.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: Sea 1.5 m. Wind 13 kn gusting 17.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Mon 19Oct03.2 m30 kn41knboats in
Tue 20Oct02.4 m28 kn36knboats in
Wed 21Oct132.3 m26 kn34knboats in
Thu 22Oct691.5 m20 kn27kn
Fri 23Oct771.3 m16 kn21kn
Sat 24Oct711.5 m20 kn26kn
Sun 25Oct641.7 m18 kn25kn
Mon 26Oct691.6 m16 kn27kn
Tue 27Oct801.5 m13 kn17kn
Wed 28Oct80–15 kn19kn

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 experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct6of 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 £810–£1,465 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 £130–£275
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £115–£190
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

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