Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
85Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Sea 0.4 m, Visibility about 25 m, Water 25 °C
Mon 2 · 85 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 85 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 83 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 83 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 85 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 85 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 186, good
- Mon 285, good
- Tue 385, good
- Wed 483, good
- Thu 583, good
- Fri 685, good
- Sat 785, good
- Sun 886, good
- Mon 952, fair
- Tue 1084, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 40 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 25 °C3 mm wetsuit
- 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 | 86, good | 0.7 m | 10 kn | 23kn | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 85, good | 0.6 m | 1 kn | 5kn | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 85, good | 0.6 m | 6 kn | 12kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 83, good | 0.6 m | 12 kn | 23kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 83, good | 0.6 m | 12 kn | 23kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 85, good | 0.7 m | 2 kn | 19kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 85, good | 0.5 m | 3 kn | 10kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 86, good | 0.4 m | 2 kn | 10kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 52, fair | 1.0 m | 16 kn | 33knboats in | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 84, good | 0.9 m | 1 kn | 9kn | 25°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 NovLow 01:10 −0.6 mHigh 07:27 +0.5 mLow 13:48 −0.5 mHigh 19:55 +0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:25 −0.5 mHigh 09:04 +0.4 mLow 15:36 −0.3 mHigh 21:55 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:21 −0.4 mHigh 11:14 +0.4 mLow 17:39 −0.4 mHigh 23:55 +0.3 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.
Map
the site and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Pinnacles Ponta
A pinnacle 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. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 0.9 km away. The sea is about 23°C in July, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in February, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Ponta do Ouro. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 2 dive sites.
- What it is Pinnacle.
- 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 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 0.9 km away.
Water about 25°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar and May (about 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$1,270–US$2,510 each
about US$1,270–US$2,510 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 ORD to MPM, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$891–US$1,860 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$161–US$275 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$147–US$268 |
| Total | about US$1,270–US$2,510 |
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: Ponta do Ouro
2 min by car · 22 places to stay
about US$54/nightcountry average
About Ponta do Ouro its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$54 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 29h 15m
About 29h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MPM, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 2h 10m by road
Flights ORD → MPM on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Ponta do Ouro · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Ponta do Ouro · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
The Whaler 0.9 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.
Bull shark Carcharhinus leucasShark
Seen in 1406 records, mostly Dec to May.
Tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvierShark
Seen in 197 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: Ponta do Ouro zambezi shark tracking; AICM satellite tracked loggerhead sea turtles from Mozambique 2012 under SWIOFP; Shark Spotters shark tracking. Credits
This week: visibility about 25 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.