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McGrail Bank, United States

No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Holly Beach, is 202 km away. Nearest airport: BPT (BPT), 232 km.

About McGrail Bank

A reef dive. It goes down to 44 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 22°C in February, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For experienced divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Holly Beach, is 202 km away. Nearest airport: BPT (BPT), 232 km.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 44 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
  • 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 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Sep (about 25 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 12 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to BPT, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).

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  2. Getting there. 4 h 20 from the airport to McGrail Bank.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Holly Beach, is 202 km away. Nearest airport: BPT (BPT), 232 km.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: Sea 1.5 m. Wind 13 kn gusting 20.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Mon 19Oct701.6 m13 kn19kn
Tue 20Oct701.7 m15 kn19kn
Wed 21Oct801.5 m13 kn20kn
Thu 22Oct801.1 m13 kn18kn
Fri 23Oct800.8 m11 kn15kn
Sat 24Oct781.4 m11 kn19kn
Sun 25Oct422.1 m18 kn24kn
Mon 26Oct542.0 m17 kn23kn
Tue 27Oct731.6 m13 kn22kn
Wed 28Oct80–12 kn20kn

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. Jan6of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar6of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov6of 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 £560–£1,040 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 £150–£305
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £115–£190
  • Food £260–£480

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