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Hopkins Island

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Best on Tue 3: Sea 1 m, Visibility about 20 m, Water 16 °C

Mon 2 · 62 out of 100

Sea
1.2 m
Wind
13 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
16°C

Tue 3 · 70 out of 100

Sea
1.0 m
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
17°C

Wed 4 · 53 out of 100

Sea
1.2 m
Wind
21 kn
Gusts
28kn
Air
16°C

Thu 5 · 57 out of 100

Sea
1.4 m
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
17°C

Fri 6 · 46 out of 100

Sea
1.5 m
Wind
15 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
17°C

Sat 7 · 56 out of 100

Sea
1.4 m
Wind
11 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
14°C

Sun 8 · 61 out of 100

Sea
1.1 m
Wind
14 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
17°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 173
  2. Mon 262
  3. Tue 370
  4. Wed 453
  5. Thu 557
  6. Fri 646
  7. Sat 756
  8. Sun 861
  9. Mon 914
  10. Tue 1048

The site in five facts

  • Down to 6 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Advancedand up
  • Water 16 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
  • Faces Sswell 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
Sun 1Nov730.8 m5 kn5kn18°C
Mon 2Nov621.2 m13 kn17kn16°C
Tue 3Nov701.0 m2 kn4kn17°C
Wed 4Nov531.2 m21 kn28kn16°C
Thu 5Nov571.4 m7 kn10kn17°C
Fri 6Nov461.5 m15 kn17kn17°C
Sat 7Nov561.4 m11 kn15kn14°C
Sun 8Nov611.1 m14 kn24kn17°C
Mon 9Nov140.9 m21 kn31knboats in21°C
Tue 10Nov481.2 m21 kn28kn16°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 05:15 +0.6 mLow 21:00 −0.4 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 05:46 +0.4 mLow 20:43 −0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 06:14 +0.2 mLow 20:04 −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

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. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul6of 7
  8. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec7of 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 and its town

Hopkins Island 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Hopkins Island

A reef dive. It goes down to 6 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N 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 15°C in August, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 20°C in February, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). No town nearby. Tulka, 49 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Marion Bay, 82 km. Nearest airport: Port Lincoln Airport (PLO), 65 km.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 6 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, 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 16°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Oct and Dec (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$1,450–US$2,870 each

about US$1,450–US$2,870 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$985–US$2,040
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$241
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Totalabout US$1,450–US$2,870

No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 82 km away

No town nearby

Tulka, 49 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Marion Bay, 82 km. Nearest airport: Port Lincoln Airport (PLO), 65 km.

See places to stay near Marion Bay, 82 km away · Booking.com

Distances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.

Getting there: about 32h 30m

About 32h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ADL, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), then 4h 10m by road

Flights MDW → ADL on your dates · Skyscanner

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

In the water

Dives and courses in Hopkins Island · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Hopkins Island · 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: visibility about 20 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 and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.