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Brown Pants

Dive site · British Virgin Islands

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 83 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
16 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
29°C

Tue 3 · 85 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
12 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
29°C

Wed 4 · 86 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
29°C

Thu 5 · 86 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
29°C

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
13 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
28°C

Sat 7 · 70 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
11 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
28°C

Sun 8 · 73 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
28°C

Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 185, good
  2. Mon 283, good
  3. Tue 385, good
  4. Wed 486, good
  5. Thu 586, good
  6. Fri 683, good
  7. Sat 770, good
  8. Sun 873, good
  9. Mon 973, good
  10. Tue 1087, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 12 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
  • Faces SEswell 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 experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Brown Pants
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov85, good0.5 m14 kn20kn29°C
Mon 2Nov83, good0.6 m16 kn20kn29°C
Tue 3Nov85, good0.6 m12 kn17kn29°C
Wed 4Nov86, good0.4 m8 kn12kn29°C
Thu 5Nov86, good0.3 m8 kn11kn29°C
Fri 6Nov83, good0.3 m13 kn17kn28°C
Sat 7Nov70, good0.2 mflat11 kn22kn28°C
Sun 8Nov73, good0.2 mflat8 kn15kn28°C
Mon 9Nov73, good0.3 m3 kn9kn29°C
Tue 10Nov87, good0.3 m5 kn11kn28°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 05:54 −0.1 mHigh 14:44 +0.2 mLow 23:12 −0.0 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 00:28 −0.0 mLow 07:21 −0.1 mHigh 15:32 +0.2 mLow 23:02 −0.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:16 +0.0 mLow 09:06 −0.0 mHigh 16:14 +0.1 mLow 23:17 −0.0 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.

Map

the site and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Brown Pants

A cave dive. It goes down to 12 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Road Town. Within 5 km we also list 8 dive sites.

  • What it is Cave.
  • How deep Down to 12 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 13 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 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar, Apr and Jun (over 30 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$804–US$1,510 each

about US$804–US$1,510 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to STT, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$281–US$590
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$100–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$201–US$328
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Totalabout US$804–US$1,510

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: Road Town

Closest

Road Town

22 min by car · 14 places to stay

See 14 places to stay in Road Town · Booking.com

About Road Town its beds, food and every spot near it

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 35m

About 9h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → STT, direct, then 1h by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

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

Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.

This week: visibility about 25 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 and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.