Chowder Bay
Dive site · Australia
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
39Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Sea 0.7 m, Water 20 °C, Wind 8 kn
Tue 3 · 40 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 36 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 41 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 30 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.6 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 53 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 22°C
Sun 8 · 19 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.2 m
- Wind
- 19 kn
- Gusts
- 28knboats in
- Air
- 15°C
Mon 9 · 25 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.7 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 17°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 244, poor
- Tue 340, poor
- Wed 436, poor
- Thu 541, poor
- Fri 630, poor
- Sat 753, fair
- Sun 819, poor
- Mon 925, poor
- Tue 1031, poor
- Wed 1164, good
The site in four facts
- From the shorehow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 20 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Faces Eswell 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 44, poor | 0.9 m | 9 kn | 11kn | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 40, poor | 0.9 m | 9 kn | 12kn | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 36, poor | 1.0 m | 8 kn | 11kn | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 41, poor | 0.9 m | 13 kn | 19kn | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 30, poor | 1.6 m | 4 kn | 9kn | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 53, fair | 0.7 m | 8 kn | 10kn | 22°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 19, poor | 2.2 m | 19 kn | 28knboats in | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 25, poor | 1.7 m | 14 kn | 24kn | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 31, poor | 1.8 m | 2 kn | 12kn | 19°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 64, good | – | 13 kn | 16kn | 21°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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:03 +0.3 mLow 08:31 −0.3 mHigh 15:02 +0.7 mLow 22:02 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:14 +0.3 mLow 09:54 −0.3 mHigh 16:11 +0.7 mLow 23:01 −0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:17 +0.4 mLow 11:09 −0.4 mHigh 17:16 +0.6 mLow 23:53 −0.6 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).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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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
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Photos of Chowder Bay
More diving near here
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- Clifton Gardens 0.1 km away
- Old Man's Hat 3.9 km away
- Waterfall 4.1 km away
- Gordons Bay Underwater Trip Start 8.5 km away
- Inscription point 18.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Chowder Bay
A sand dive. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away. The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 24°C in February, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Sydney. Within 5 km we also list 11 surf spots, 8 wind sports spots and 3 dive sites.
- What it is Sand.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away.
Water about 20°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$1,630–US$3,160 each
about US$1,630–US$3,160 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 MDW to SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$925–US$1,920 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$33–US$54 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Total | about US$1,630–US$3,160 |
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: Sydney
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about 10 min by car · 446 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Sydney 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 27h 30m
About 27h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SYD, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 35 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Sydney · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Sydney · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Plunge 0.1 kmPADI
Dive Centre Manly 6.6 km
Pro Dive 8.6 km
Adreno (diving gear) 11 km
Deep 6 16 km
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.
Anthopleura krebsi
Seen in 29 records, mostly Feb to Jul.
Centrostephanus longispinus
Seen in 19 records, mostly Jun to Aug.
Oestergrenia digitata
Seen in 5 records.
Isarachnanthus nocturnus
Seen in 3 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: 0820b10a-5710-4e90-b9ed-a2ad7c7ec742; b508f7bc-8708-43d5-b940-e44f2765d1af; 8b7d13f0-7be3-434a-8e73-b8ee0aadb288; A photographically-vouchered global citizen science dataset of sea slugs (Mollusca: Heterobranchia) from the SEASLUG.WORLD platform since 2015. Credits
What is under the water this week (visibility, current) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.