Is it worth the trip?
61Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: Sea 0.4 m, Water 16 °C, Wind 7 kn
Wed 4 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 59 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 14°C
Fri 6 · 60 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 49 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 19 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Air
- 12°C
Sun 8 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 13°C
Mon 9 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 18°C
Tue 10 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Air
- 19°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 363, good
- Wed 463, good
- Thu 559, fair
- Fri 661, good
- Sat 750, fair
- Sun 862, good
- Mon 964, good
- Tue 1062, good
- Wed 1130, poor
- Thu 1256, fair
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 16 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Faces NEswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 63, good | 0.6 m | 9 kn | 13kn | 14°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 63, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 11kn | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 59, fair | 0.7 m | 14 kn | 18kn | 14°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 61, good | 0.7 m | 12 kn | 14kn | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 50, fair | 1.0 m | 19 kn | 25kn | 12°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 62, good | 0.7 m | 9 kn | 13kn | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 64, good | 0.4 m | 7 kn | 12kn | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 62, good | 0.5 m | 4 kn | 25kn | 19°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 30, poor | 0.7 m | 14 kn | 29knboats in | 15°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 56, fair | – | 19 kn | 26knboats in | 14°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Map
the site and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Blairgowrie Pier
It suits Open Water 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. The sea is about 12°C in August, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 20°C in January, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Blairgowrie. Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 3 wind sports spots.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
Water about 16°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,780–US$3,440 each
about US$1,780–US$3,440 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$959–US$2,000 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$148–US$242 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$356–US$597 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$597 |
| Total | about US$1,780–US$3,440 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Blairgowrie
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about 5 min by car · 28 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Blairgowrie its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 29h 25m
About 29h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 40m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Blairgowrie · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Blairgowrie · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 km.
Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Trygonorrhina dumeriliiRay
Seen in 12 records, mostly Mar to Apr.
Eastern shovelnose stingaree Trygonoptera imitataRay
Seen in 8 records.
Sparsely spotted stingaree Urolophus paucimaculatusRay
Seen in 7 records.
Bathytoshia brevicaudataRay
Seen in 5 records.
Western shovelnose stingaree Trygonoptera mucosaRay
Seen in 4 records.
Octopus berrimaOctopus
Seen in 16 records, mostly Apr.
Southern blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena maculosaOctopus
Seen in 8 records.
Southern sand octopus Octopus kaurnaOctopus
Seen in 4 records.
Maori octopus Macroctopus maorumOctopus
Seen in 3 records.
Doriopsilla carneolaNudibranch
Seen in 50 records, mostly Aug to Jan.
Dark crowned dorid Polycera hedgpethiNudibranch
Seen in 35 records, mostly Aug to Nov.
Ceratosoma brevicaudatumNudibranch
Seen in 34 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; Reef Life Survey: Global reef fish dataset; Victorian Biodiversity Atlas; Reef Life Survey: Cryptic Fish; ALA species sightings and OzAtlas. Credits
What is under the water this week (visibility, current) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.