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Near Godfrey's Ledge. Photo: Steve Hedin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Godfrey's Ledge

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Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Tue 3 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
14°C

Wed 4 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
18°C

Thu 5 · 61 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
10 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
19°C

Fri 6 · 61 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
14°C

Sat 7 · 56 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
12°C

Sun 8 · 60 out of 100

Sea
0.7 m
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
12°C

Mon 9 · 61 out of 100

Sea
0.7 m
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
10°C

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Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 261
  2. Tue 363
  3. Wed 463
  4. Thu 561
  5. Fri 661
  6. Sat 756
  7. Sun 860
  8. Mon 961
  9. Tue 1059

The site in five facts

  • Down to 15 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Advancedand up
  • Water 11 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
  • Faces Eswell 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.

DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov610.4 m8 kn11kn17°C
Tue 3Nov630.3 m2 kn4kn14°C
Wed 4Nov630.3 m5 kn6kn18°C
Thu 5Nov610.4 m10 kn12kn19°C
Fri 6Nov610.6 m4 kn5kn14°C
Sat 7Nov560.6 m6 kn13kn12°C
Sun 8Nov600.7 m6 kn12kn12°C
Mon 9Nov610.7 m1 kn10kn10°C
Tue 10Nov590.7 m9 kn13kn11°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 04:45 +1.2 mLow 10:42 −1.2 mHigh 17:01 +1.6 mLow 23:26 −1.5 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:48 +1.3 mLow 11:48 −1.3 mHigh 18:06 +1.5 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 00:25 −1.5 mHigh 06:46 +1.4 mLow 12:51 −1.3 mHigh 19:07 +1.5 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 Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 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. Dec6of 7

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

Map

the site, its town, photos

Godfrey's Ledge on Google Maps · Directions

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Godfrey's Ledge

Hampton Beach, New Hampshire - low tide - panoramio
Near Godfrey's Ledge, 1 km away. Photo: Steve Hedin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Godfrey's Ledge

A reef dive. It goes down to 15 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 8.4 km away. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 19°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Hampton. Within 5 km we also list 8 surf spots.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 15 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 8.4 km away.

Water about 11°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a 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 and Feb (about 6 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$965–US$1,740 each

about US$965–US$1,740 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 MHT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$167–US$348
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$301–US$502
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Totalabout US$965–US$1,740

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: Hampton

Closest

Hampton

about 10 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Hampton · Booking.com

About Hampton 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 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 25m

About 5h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MHT, direct, then 1h 15m by road

Flights MDW → MHT on your dates · Skyscanner

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

In the water

Dives and courses in Hampton · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Hampton · GetYourGuide

Dive centres nearby

  • Portsmouth Scuba 12 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

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.