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Bahamas 1988 (012) New Providence Love Beach
Near Ray of Hope Nassau, 1 km away. Photo: Rüdiger Stehn from Kiel, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ray of Hope Nassau

Dive site · Bahamas

Open Water divers and up

Scored for Advanced divers

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Sea: flat, Visibility about 20 m, Water 28 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
15 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
27°C

Tue 3 · 70 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
27°C

Wed 4 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
27°C

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
27°C

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
9 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
27°C

Sat 7 · 85 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
27°C

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
27°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 177, good
  2. Mon 274, good
  3. Tue 370, good
  4. Wed 471, good
  5. Thu 583, good
  6. Fri 682, good
  7. Sat 785, good
  8. Sun 884, good
  9. Mon 985, good
  10. Tue 1077, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 18 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Open Waterand up
  • Water 28 °C3 mm wetsuit
  • Faces Nswell 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Ray of Hope Nassau
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov77, good0.7 m13 kn25kn27°C
Mon 2Nov74, good0.6 m15 kn23kn27°C
Tue 3Nov70, good0.4 m7 kn12kn27°C
Wed 4Nov71, good0.4 m6 kn10kn27°C
Thu 5Nov83, good0.3 m8 kn12kn27°C
Fri 6Nov82, good0.3 m9 kn13kn27°C
Sat 7Nov85, good0.2 mflat1 kn6kn27°C
Sun 8Nov84, good0.2 mflat5 kn9kn27°C
Mon 9Nov85, good0.2 mflat2 kn8kn28°C
Tue 10Nov77, good0.3 m12 kn17kn26°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 00:24 +0.3 mLow 06:18 −0.4 mHigh 12:58 +0.6 mLow 19:27 −0.4 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 01:29 +0.3 mLow 07:26 −0.4 mHigh 13:59 +0.5 mLow 20:24 −0.4 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 02:34 +0.4 mLow 08:35 −0.3 mHigh 14:58 +0.5 mLow 21:18 −0.4 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, its town, photos

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 Ray of Hope Nassau

Bahamas 1988 (004) New Providence Glattschnabelani
Near Ray of Hope Nassau, 2 km away. Photo: Rüdiger Stehn from Kiel, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

More diving near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ray of Hope Nassau

A wreck dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. 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. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 8.7 km away. The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Nassau. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 4 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 18 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 8.7 km away.

Water about 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. 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 Jun and Aug (about 25 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$931–US$1,720 each

about US$931–US$1,720 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to NAS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$208–US$435
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$549
Food7 days eating outabout US$375–US$697
Totalabout US$931–US$1,720

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: Nassau

Closest

Nassau

24 min by car · 47 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 47 places to stay in Nassau · Booking.com

About Nassau its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 7h 15m

About 7h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → NAS, direct, then 25 min by road

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

In the water

Dive centres nearby

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: 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.