Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
30Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: Sea 1.9 m, Visibility under 5 m, Water 27 °C
Mon 2 · 38 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.9 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 22 out of 100
- Sea
- 3.0 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 29 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.9 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 29 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.8 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 25 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.2 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 30 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.3 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 31 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.2 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 150, fair
- Mon 238, poor
- Tue 322, poor
- Wed 429, poor
- Thu 529, poor
- Fri 625, poor
- Sat 730, poor
- Sun 831, poor
- Mon 930, poor
- Tue 1035, poor
The site in six facts
- Down to 25 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 27 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Sswell from there reaches it
- Best Dec–Feb3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 50, fair | 2.3 m | 12 kn | 16kn | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 38, poor | 1.9 m | 5 kn | 8kn | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 22, poor | 3.0 m | 14 kn | 19kn | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 29, poor | 2.9 m | 14 kn | 19kn | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 29, poor | 2.8 m | 14 kn | 20kn | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 25, poor | 2.2 m | 16 kn | 21kn | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 30, poor | 2.3 m | 13 kn | 17kn | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 31, poor | 2.2 m | 13 kn | 20kn | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 30, poor | 2.1 m | 12 kn | 16kn | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 35, poor | 1.9 m | 11 kn | 15kn | 26°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 04:00 +0.0 mLow 11:56 −0.0 mHigh 19:30 +0.0 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:37 −0.0 mHigh 08:00 +0.1 mLow 14:57 −0.1 mHigh 20:51 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:59 −0.1 mHigh 09:11 +0.1 mLow 15:38 −0.1 mHigh 21:28 +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
best Dec–Feb
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 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
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec3of 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 Le fer à cheval
A cave dive. It goes down to 25 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 10 km, the nearest 43 km away. The sea is about 26°C in September, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, February and December, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Teahupoo.
- What it is Cave.
- How deep Down to 25 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 10 km, the nearest 43 km away.
Water about 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. 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 Jan, Aug, Sep and Dec (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$1,410–US$2,650 each
about US$1,410–US$2,650 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 PPT, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$603–US$1,250 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$308–US$509 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Total | about US$1,410–US$2,650 |
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: Teahupoo
9 min by car
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Teahupoo 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 20h 50m
About 20h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → PPT, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 20m by road
Flights MDW → PPT on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Teahupoo · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Teahupoo · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 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 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 and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.