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Dottin's Reef, Barbados

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Fresh water: lake, river or quarry

About Dottin's Reef

A reef dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. It goes down to 15 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 10 km away. For Open Water 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 Holetown. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

  • Water Fresh water: a lake, river or quarry, not the sea. It is scored on its wind and rain only.
  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 15 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 10 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

What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 12 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to UVF, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to Dottin's Reef.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Fresh water: lake, river or quarry: scored by other rules.

Fresh water has no waves to forecast, so the 48 points out of 80 that a sea site gets for a calm sea are given in full. The day turns on the wind (24 points) and the rain (8); gusts of 25 kn or more still score it nothing.

No sea temperature is read for it: nothing forecasts a lake's water, and it is often much colder at depth than at the top. Ask a dive centre what suit to bring.

Best on Wed 21: Fresh water (a lake, river or quarry): no sea, so scored on wind and rain only. Wind 8 kn gusting 18.

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

DayScoreWindGustsRain
Sun 18Oct808 kn22kn1.8 mm
Mon 19Oct7910 kn24knboats in1.9 mm
Tue 20Oct807 kn17kn1.6 mm
Wed 21Oct808 kn18kn0.5 mm
Thu 22Oct808 kn18kn0.6 mm
Fri 23Oct809 kn21kn1.8 mm
Sat 24Oct8010 kn22knboats in1.5 mm
Sun 25Oct8010 kn21kn1.2 mm
Mon 26Oct789 kn20knboats in4.8 mm
Tue 27Oct808 kn18kn0.3 mm

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Fresh water (a lake, river or quarry): no sea, so scored on wind and rain only. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); rain is over the daylight readings, in mm. Water has no reading: no sea temperature is read for a lake. What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Open Water 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 mean wind of each day (a lake has no sea), 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

Places to eat near Holetown

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