Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
89Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Sea 0.7 m, Visibility about 30 m, Water 29 °C
Mon 2 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tue 3 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 188, good
- Mon 288, good
- Tue 389, good
- Wed 488, good
- Thu 589, good
- Fri 689, good
- Sat 790, good
- Sun 888, good
- Mon 988, good
- Tue 1088, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 40 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- 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.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 88, good | 1.0 m | 5 kn | 10kn | 29°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 88, good | 1.1 m | 3 kn | 11kn | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 89, good | 1.1 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 88, good | 1.0 m | 6 kn | 10kn | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 89, good | 0.9 m | 4 kn | 9kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 89, good | 0.7 m | 7 kn | 10kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 90, good | 0.7 m | 5 kn | 10kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 88, good | 0.9 m | 7 kn | 14kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 88, good | 1.1 m | 7 kn | 11kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 88, good | 1.2 m | 4 kn | 10kn | 29°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
- Sun 1 NovHigh 00:33 +0.0 mLow 06:43 −0.2 mHigh 14:10 +0.3 mLow 21:09 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:56 +0.0 mLow 07:55 −0.1 mHigh 15:06 +0.2 mLow 21:57 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:24 +0.1 mLow 09:15 −0.1 mHigh 16:01 +0.2 mLow 22:40 −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.
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).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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 Desecheo Island Wall
A wall dive. It goes down to 40 m. You get in from a boat. 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 10 km, the nearest 23 km away. The sea is about 27°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 Rincón.
- What it is Wall.
- How deep Down to 40 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 23 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 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar, Apr, May and Sep (over 30 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$985–US$1,820 each
about US$985–US$1,820 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to PUJ, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$268–US$563 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$134–US$228 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$275–US$456 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$308–US$576 |
| Total | about US$985–US$1,820 |
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: Rincón
42 min by car · 59 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About Rincón its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$100 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 10h 05m
About 10h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → PUJ, direct, then 2h by road
Flights MDW → PUJ on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Rincón · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Rincón · 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.
Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratumShark
Seen in 17 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Coney Cephalopholis fulva
Seen in 256 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Blue mah Thalassoma bifasciatum
Seen in 234 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Gutong Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Seen in 208 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Bicolor Damselfish Stegastes partitus
Seen in 194 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Yellowhead Wrasse Halichoeres garnoti
Seen in 182 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Azurina cyanea
Seen in 179 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Blue tang Acanthurus coeruleus
Seen in 165 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Pigger Melichthys niger
Seen in 157 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Blue Chub Scarus taeniopterus
Seen in 132 records, mostly Sep to Nov.
Moontail Sparisoma viride
Seen in 126 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Clown Wrasse Halichoeres maculipinna
Seen in 111 records, mostly Sep to Nov.
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: 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. Credits
This week: visibility about 30 m, about usual for the month (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.
The current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.