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Cow and Calf
Dive site · United States Virgin Islands
Is it worth the trip?
80Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: Sea 0.3 m, Visibility about 20 m, Water 29 °C
Tue 3 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 84 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 276, good
- Tue 380, good
- Wed 482, good
- Thu 582, good
- Fri 677, good
- Sat 768, good
- Sun 871, good
- Mon 984, good
- Tue 1083, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 12 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces SWswell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 76, good | 0.6 m | 15 kn | 20kn | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 80, good | 0.5 m | 12 kn | 15kn | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 82, good | 0.4 m | 8 kn | 12kn | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 82, good | 0.3 m | 9 kn | 12kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 77, good | 0.4 m | 13 kn | 17kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 68, good | 0.5 m | 7 kn | 21kn | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 71, good | 0.4 m | 6 kn | 12kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 84, good | 0.3 m | 2 kn | 7kn | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 83, good | 0.2 mflat | 6 kn | 12kn | 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
- Mon 2 NovLow 07:03 −0.1 mHigh 15:53 +0.1 mLow 23:48 −0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:40 +0.0 mLow 08:56 −0.0 mHigh 16:31 +0.1 mLow 23:40 −0.0 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:51 +0.1 mLow 10:55 +0.0 mHigh 16:57 +0.1 mLow 23:49 −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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More diving near here
5 places
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- WIT Shoal II Wreck 6.4 km away
- Grain Wreck (SS Grainton) 9.1 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Cow and Calf
A reef dive. It goes down to 12 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.7 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 Charlotte Amalie. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 12 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.7 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 Apr, May, Aug and Sep (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$724–US$1,370 each
about US$724–US$1,370 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 ORD to STT, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$281–US$590 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$724–US$1,370 |
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: Charlotte Amalie
12 min by car · 39 places to stay
About Charlotte Amalie 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
About 9h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → STT, direct, then 25 min 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 Charlotte Amalie · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Charlotte Amalie · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Coki Dive Center 4.7 km
Low Key Watersports 9.1 km
Crabby's 18 km
JVD Scuba 20 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.
Massive Starlet Coral Siderastrea siderea
Seen in 27 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Mustard hill coral Porites astreoides
Seen in 25 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Finger coral Porites porites
Seen in 21 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Lettuce Coral Agaricia agaricites
Seen in 17 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Pseudodiploria strigosa
Seen in 15 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Orbicella faveolata
Seen in 12 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Great star coral Montastraea cavernosa
Seen in 9 records.
Lesser Starlet Coral Siderastrea radians
Seen in 8 records.
Lamarck's sheet coral Agaricia lamarcki
Seen in 6 records.
Maze Coral Meandrina meandrites
Seen in 6 records.
Lowrelief Lettuce Coral Agaricia humilis
Seen in 5 records.
Orbicella franksi
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: NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Coral Demographic Data; NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Benthic Cover Data. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.