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Blue Beach
Dive site · Puerto Rico
Is it worth the trip?
78Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: Sea 0.3 m, Visibility about 20 m, Water 29 °C
Mon 2 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 180, good
- Mon 276, good
- Tue 378, good
- Wed 480, good
- Thu 581, good
- Fri 680, good
- Sat 769, good
- Sun 872, good
- Mon 983, good
- Tue 1082, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 8 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces Sswell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 80, good | 0.5 m | 12 kn | 17kn | 30°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 76, good | 0.6 m | 11 kn | 16kn | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 78, good | 0.5 m | 7 kn | 12kn | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 80, good | 0.4 m | 4 kn | 8kn | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 81, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 9kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 80, good | 0.2 mflat | 11 kn | 15kn | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 69, good | 0.2 mflat | 12 kn | 17kn | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 72, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 9kn | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 83, good | 0.2 mflat | 1 kn | 6kn | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 82, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 04:21 −0.1 mHigh 15:36 +0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:52 −0.1 mHigh 16:12 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:50 −0.0 mHigh 16:28 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
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
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec6of 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, its town, photos
Blue Beach on Google Maps · Directions
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Photos of Blue Beach
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More diving near here
1 place
- Culebra Reef 25.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Blue Beach
A reef dive. It goes down to 8 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water 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 24 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Culebra.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 8 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- 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 24 km away.
Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. 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 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May and Aug (about 25 m).
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$998–US$1,850 each
about US$998–US$1,850 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to STT, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$281–US$590 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$134–US$228 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$275–US$456 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$308–US$576 |
| Total | about US$998–US$1,850 |
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: Culebra
43 min by car · 43 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About Culebra its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$100 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 9h 45m
About 9h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → STT, direct, then 1h 15m by road
Flights ORD → STT on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Culebra · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Culebra · GetYourGuide
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 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.
Mustard hill coral Porites astreoides
Seen in 5 records.
Massive Starlet Coral Siderastrea siderea
Seen in 5 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS, through OBIS; common names from Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Puerto Rico Reef Visual Census; NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Coral Demographic Data; NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Benthic Cover Data. Credits
This week: visibility about 20 m, about usual for the month (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.
The current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.