Culebra Reef
Dive site · Puerto Rico
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
79Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Wed 4 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tue 10 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 378, good
- Wed 480, good
- Thu 580, good
- Fri 677, good
- Sat 770, good
- Sun 872, good
- Mon 982, good
- Tue 1082, good
- Wed 1181, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 18 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces Wswell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 78, good | 0.5 m | 10 kn | 15kn | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 80, good | 0.4 m | 5 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 80, good | 0.4 m | 8 kn | 11kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 77, good | 0.3 m | 11 kn | 15kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 70, good | 0.3 m | 8 kn | 13kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 72, good | 0.3 m | 4 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 82, good | 0.3 m | 0 kn | 4kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 82, good | 0.3 m | 3 kn | 9kn | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 81, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 9kn | 27°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
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:30 +0.1 mLow 09:20 −0.1 mHigh 16:05 +0.2 mLow 22:39 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 04:45 +0.1 mLow 10:45 −0.1 mHigh 16:58 +0.2 mLow 23:19 −0.1 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 05:52 +0.2 mLow 12:09 −0.1 mHigh 17:47 +0.1 mLow 23:58 −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.
Map
the site, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Culebra Reef
A reef dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.9 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 Culebra. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 18 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.9 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 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul and Sep (about 20 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$953–US$1,760 each
about US$953–US$1,760 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 2 November 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$282–US$590 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$87–US$141 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$275–US$456 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$309–US$577 |
| Total | about US$953–US$1,760 |
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
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about 10 min by car · 43 places to stay
about US$101/nightcountry average
About Culebra its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$101 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 9h 30m
About 9h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → STT, direct, then 1h by road
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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.
Red parrot fish Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Seen in 184 records, mostly Jun to Oct.
Bluehead wrasse Thalassoma bifasciatum
Seen in 154 records, mostly Jul to Oct.
Striped parrotfish Scarus iseri
Seen in 128 records, mostly Jun to Sep.
Yellowhead wrasse Halichoeres garnoti
Seen in 100 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Blue tang Acanthurus coeruleus
Seen in 97 records, mostly Jun to Oct.
Princess parrotfish Scarus taeniopterus
Seen in 89 records, mostly Jun to Sep.
Stoplight parrotfish Sparisoma viride
Seen in 83 records, mostly Jun to Sep.
Yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus
Seen in 69 records, mostly Jul to Oct.
Bar jack Caranx ruber
Seen in 66 records, mostly Jul to Oct.
Porous coral Porites astreoides
Seen in 62 records, mostly Jul to Oct.
Beaugregory Stegastes leucostictus
Seen in 55 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Graysby Cephalopholis cruentata
Seen in 49 records, mostly Jun to Sep.
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: Puerto Rico Reef Visual Census; Puerto Rico Coral Reef Monitoring Program Database Compilation; NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Coral Demographic Data; NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Benthic Cover Data; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.