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Bahamas 1989 (624) Long Island Clarence Town
Clarence Town, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Rüdiger Stehn from Kiel, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Dean's Blue Hole

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Tue 3 Nov · 6 nights

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Experienced divers only

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Best on Wed 4: Sea 0.9 m, Visibility about 15 m, Water 28 °C

Tue 3 · 74 out of 100

Sea
1.0 m
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
28°C

Wed 4 · 77 out of 100

Sea
0.9 m
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
28°C

Thu 5 · 76 out of 100

Sea
0.9 m
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
28°C

Fri 6 · 56 out of 100

Sea
1.5 m
Wind
10 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
28°C

Sat 7 · 66 out of 100

Sea
1.2 m
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
28°C

Sun 8 · 69 out of 100

Sea
1.1 m
Wind
10 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
28°C

Mon 9 · 76 out of 100

Sea
1.0 m
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
28°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 264
  2. Tue 374
  3. Wed 477
  4. Thu 576
  5. Fri 656
  6. Sat 766
  7. Sun 869
  8. Mon 976
  9. Tue 1076

The site in five facts

  • Down to 202 mits deepest
  • From the shorehow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 28 °C3 mm wetsuit
  • Faces NEswell 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.

DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov641.3 m10 kn14kn28°C
Tue 3Nov741.0 m3 kn10kn28°C
Wed 4Nov770.9 m4 kn6kn28°C
Thu 5Nov760.9 m8 kn11kn28°C
Fri 6Nov561.5 m10 kn14kn28°C
Sat 7Nov661.2 m8 kn15kn28°C
Sun 8Nov691.1 m10 kn17kn28°C
Mon 9Nov761.0 m6 kn11kn28°C
Tue 10Nov760.8 m8 kn12kn28°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 01:23 +0.3 mLow 07:18 −0.3 mHigh 13:59 +0.5 mLow 20:24 −0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 02:32 +0.3 mLow 08:31 −0.3 mHigh 15:00 +0.4 mLow 21:18 −0.3 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 03:37 +0.3 mLow 09:41 −0.3 mHigh 15:58 +0.4 mLow 22:09 −0.3 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 experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar6of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov6of 7
  12. Dec5of 7

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Map

the site and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Dean's Blue Hole

A cave dive. It goes down to 202 m. You get in from the shore. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Clarence Town.

  • What it is Cave.
  • How deep Down to 202 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.

Water about 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. 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 Feb (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$1,090–US$1,980 each

about US$1,090–US$1,980 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 
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to GGT, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$221–US$462
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$167–US$275
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$549
Food7 days eating outabout US$375–US$697
Totalabout US$1,090–US$1,980

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: Clarence Town

Closest

Clarence Town

about 10 min by car · 2 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 2 places to stay in Clarence Town · Booking.com

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

Nearest town: Clarence Town, 5 km. We have not checked places to stay in Clarence Town yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Jimmy Hill, 100 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.

About US$121 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 12h 20m

About 12h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → GGT, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 2h 05m by road

Flights MDW → GGT on your dates · Skyscanner

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

In the water

Dives and courses in Clarence Town · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Clarence Town · GetYourGuide

Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 50 km.

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's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.