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Escambrón Reef
Dive site · Puerto Rico
Is it worth the trip?
55Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: Sea 0.8 m, Visibility about 15 m, Water 29 °C
Tue 3 · 52 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 58 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 52 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 37 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.2 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 43 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 56 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 252, fair
- Tue 352, fair
- Wed 458, fair
- Thu 565, good
- Fri 652, fair
- Sat 737, poor
- Sun 843, poor
- Mon 956, fair
- Tue 1054, fair
The site in six facts
- Down to 9 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces Nswell from there reaches it
- Best in Jun2 good days in 7
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 | 52, fair | 1.0 m | 6 kn | 9kn | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 52, fair | 1.0 m | 2 kn | 7kn | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 58, fair | 0.9 m | 4 kn | 7kn | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 65, good | 0.8 m | 6 kn | 9kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 52, fair | 0.9 m | 3 kn | 8kn | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 37, poor | 1.2 m | 3 kn | 6kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 43, poor | 1.0 m | 6 kn | 11kn | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 56, fair | 0.9 m | 1 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 54, fair | 0.9 m | 2 kn | 10kn | 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 NovHigh 02:07 +0.1 mLow 08:01 −0.2 mHigh 14:58 +0.3 mLow 21:36 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:22 +0.1 mLow 09:18 −0.1 mHigh 15:54 +0.3 mLow 22:24 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 04:33 +0.2 mLow 10:37 −0.1 mHigh 16:47 +0.2 mLow 23:09 −0.2 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
best in Jun
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 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
Escambrón Reef on Google Maps · Directions
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Escambrón Reef
A reef dive. It goes down to 9 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, 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. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 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). For Advanced divers the best month is usually June, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is San Juan. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 9 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- 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 0.1 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 Aug (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$878–US$1,650 each
about US$878–US$1,650 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 MDW to SJU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$275–US$576 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$40 |
| 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$878–US$1,650 |
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: San Juan
about 5 min by car · 53 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About San Juan 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 8h 45m
About 8h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SJU, direct, then 30 min by road
Flights MDW → SJU on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in San Juan · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in San Juan · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Scuba Dogs 0.1 km
Scuba Dogs 8.7 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.
Mustard hill coral Porites astreoides
Seen in 7 records.
Thin Finger Coral Porites divaricata
Seen in 5 records.
Pseudodiploria strigosa
Seen in 5 records.
Blushing Star Coral Stephanocoenia intersepta
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: NievesOrtiz_Fish assemblages in artificial and natural reefs in Puerto Rico; 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.