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The Hole in the Wall, Turks and Caicos Islands

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About The Hole in the Wall

A cave 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 NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away. The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in February, March and December, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Providenciales. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

  • What it is Cave.
  • 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 16 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 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Sep, Nov and Dec (about 20 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 8 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to The Hole in the Wall.

  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.7 m. Wind 9 kn gusting 16.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at The Hole in the Wall
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.7 m9 kn16kn
Mon 19Oct77, good0.8 m10 kn17kn
Tue 20Oct43, fair1.7 m6 kn9kn
Wed 21Oct64, good1.3 m2 kn5kn
Thu 22Oct63, good1.3 m4 kn9kn
Fri 23Oct60, good1.4 m11 kn15kn
Sat 24Oct74, good1.0 m5 kn11kn
Sun 25Oct79, good0.9 m6 kn13kn
Mon 26Oct36, fair1.9 m9 kn23kn
Tue 27Oct56, good1.5 m8 kn12kn

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. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec4of 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 £585–£1,100 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 £210–£435
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £20–£30
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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