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Fish Haven #2 Reef, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Watersound, 16 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DSI (DSI), 27 km.

About Fish Haven #2 Reef

A reef dive. It goes down to 27 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 29 km away. The sea is about 18°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 30°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 6. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Watersound, 16 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DSI (DSI), 27 km.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 27 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 10 km, the nearest 29 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 25 km.

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Water about 27°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. Clearest in Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug and Nov (about 10 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 5 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → VPS · Skyscanner from about £140 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Fish Haven #2 Reef.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Watersound, 16 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DSI (DSI), 27 km.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: Sea 0.5 m. Wind 11 kn gusting 19.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Fish Haven #2 Reef
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct74, good0.7 m15 kn24kn
Mon 19Oct78, good0.5 m13 kn19kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.5 m11 kn19kn
Wed 21Oct80, good0.4 m10 kn16kn
Thu 22Oct80, good0.3 m9 kn14kn
Fri 23Oct80, good0.2 mflat9 kn16kn
Sat 24Oct76, good0.5 m14 kn26kn
Sun 25Oct74, good0.5 m15 kn26kn
Mon 26Oct80, good0.4 m10 kn22kn
Tue 27Oct80, good0.5 m10 kn16kn

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. Jan6of 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. Dec6of 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 £495–£940 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 £140–£290
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £60–£105
  • Food £260–£480

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