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Cypress Reef
Dive site · United States
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
64Good out of 100 for your dates
5 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 11°C
Fri 6 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Air
- 12°C
Sat 7 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 13°C
Sun 8 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 11°C
Mon 9 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 11°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 265, good
- Tue 364, good
- Wed 464, good
- Thu 563, good
- Fri 662, good
- Sat 764, good
- Sun 864, good
- Mon 964, good
- Tue 1058, fair
- Wed 1127, poor
The site in five facts
- Down to 28 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 9 °Cdrysuit
- Faces Nswell 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.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 65, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 4kn | 9°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 64, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 4kn | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 64, good | 0.0 mflat | 4 kn | 6kn | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 63, good | 0.2 mflat | 8 kn | 10kn | 11°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 62, good | 0.2 mflat | 9 kn | 27kn | 12°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 64, good | 0.0 mflat | 3 kn | 7kn | 13°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 64, good | 0.0 mflat | 4 kn | 9kn | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 64, good | 0.0 mflat | 4 kn | 7kn | 11°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 58, fair | 0.3 m | 17 kn | 29kn | 12°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 27, poor | 0.4 m | 21 kn | 31knboats in | 10°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 01:36 −1.2 mHigh 09:44 +0.5 mLow 14:36 −0.0 mHigh 18:42 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:42 −1.0 mHigh 09:42 +0.5 mLow 15:37 −0.4 mHigh 20:37 +0.4 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:37 −0.9 mHigh 09:54 +0.7 mLow 16:28 −0.8 mHigh 22:15 +0.4 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
3 places
- Buckeye Shoal 1.3 km away
- Yellow Bluff Reef 10 km away
- Dennis Shoal 17.3 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Cypress Reef
A reef dive. It goes down to 28 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away. The sea is about 8°C in January, its coldest month (drysuit), and 12°C in August, its warmest (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit). The town to stay in is Anacortes. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 28 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 15 km away.
Water about 9°C: drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility under 5 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, Jun, Sep, Oct and Nov (under 5 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$1,050–US$1,910 each
about US$1,050–US$1,910 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to SEA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$248–US$517 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$302–US$503 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$637 |
| Total | about US$1,050–US$1,910 |
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: Anacortes
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about 25 min by car · 10 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Anacortes its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$114 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 8h 30m
About 8h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SEA, direct, then 2h 25m by road
Flights MDW → SEA on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Anacortes · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Anacortes · 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
Too few records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
Liparis dennyi
Seen in 5 records.
Agonopsis vulsa
Seen in 4 records.
Dasycottus setiger
Seen in 4 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: 4e88f9c8-868e-4b0a-bc48-3d409a5448fe. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.