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Bahamas 1988 (192) New Providence Bay Street, Nassau
Nassau, the nearest town, 17 km away. Photo: Rüdiger Stehn from Kiel, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Shark Wall New Providence

Dive site · Bahamas

Advanced divers and up

Is it worth the trip?

84Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 82 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
9 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
28°C

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
28°C

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
27°C

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 85 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 278, good
  2. Tue 382, good
  3. Wed 483, good
  4. Thu 583, good
  5. Fri 683, good
  6. Sat 784, good
  7. Sun 885, good
  8. Mon 985, good
  9. Tue 1078, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 12 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Advancedand up
  • Water 28 °C3 mm wetsuit
  • 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.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Shark Wall New Providence
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov78, good0.5 m11 kn17kn27°C
Tue 3Nov82, good0.4 m9 kn12kn28°C
Wed 4Nov83, good0.3 m5 kn8kn28°C
Thu 5Nov83, good0.3 m8 kn11kn27°C
Fri 6Nov83, good0.3 m8 kn13kn27°C
Sat 7Nov84, good0.3 m5 kn8kn27°C
Sun 8Nov85, good0.2 mflat3 kn6kn27°C
Mon 9Nov85, good0.2 mflat1 kn5kn27°C
Tue 10Nov78, good0.1 mflat16 kn26kn25°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 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
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 03:34 +0.4 mLow 09:42 −0.3 mHigh 15:55 +0.4 mLow 22:08 −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 and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Shark Wall New Providence

A wall dive. It goes down to 12 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. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 5.7 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, 2 wind sports spots and 3 dive sites.

  • What it is Wall.
  • How deep Down to 12 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 5.7 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 Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct (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

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Closest

Nassau

about 30 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's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.