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Near Torrens Point, 2 km away. Photo: Serge Melki from Indianapolis, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Torrens Point

Dive site · Netherlands

Open Water divers and up

Scored for Advanced divers

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

Mon 2 · 82 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
15 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
29°C

Tue 3 · 86 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
11 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
29°C

Wed 4 · 89 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
29°C

Thu 5 · 89 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
29°C

Fri 6 · 87 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
12 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
28°C

Sat 7 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
17 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
28°C

Sun 8 · 67 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
11 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
28°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 185, good
  2. Mon 282, good
  3. Tue 386, good
  4. Wed 489, good
  5. Thu 589, good
  6. Fri 687, good
  7. Sat 763, good
  8. Sun 867, good
  9. Mon 972, good
  10. Tue 1072, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 16 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Open Waterand up
  • Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
  • 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 Torrens Point
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov85, good0.6 m14 kn20kn30°C
Mon 2Nov82, good0.6 m15 kn21kn29°C
Tue 3Nov86, good0.6 m11 kn15kn29°C
Wed 4Nov89, good0.4 m4 kn6kn29°C
Thu 5Nov89, good0.4 m8 kn13kn29°C
Fri 6Nov87, good0.3 m12 kn16kn28°C
Sat 7Nov63, good0.3 m17 kn25kn28°C
Sun 8Nov67, good0.3 m11 kn19kn28°C
Mon 9Nov72, good0.4 m4 kn11kn29°C
Tue 10Nov72, good0.3 m4 kn9kn29°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 04:48 −0.1 mHigh 14:44 +0.2 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 05:49 −0.1 mHigh 15:16 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 07:04 −0.0 mHigh 15:37 +0.1 mLow 23:12 +0.0 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 Torrens Point

Holocentrus adscensionis Bonaire
Near Torrens Point. Photo: mark-groeneveld, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Torrens Point

A reef dive. It goes down to 16 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. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.7 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Philipsburg. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 8 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 16 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.7 km away.

Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. 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 Feb, Mar and Apr (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$1,070–US$1,960 each

about US$1,070–US$1,960 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SXM, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$288–US$603
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$295–US$489
Food7 days eating outabout US$328–US$610
Totalabout US$1,070–US$1,960

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: Philipsburg

Closest

Philipsburg

84 min by car · 24 places to stay

See 24 places to stay in Philipsburg · Booking.com

About Philipsburg its beds, food and every spot near it

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 9h 55m

About 9h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SXM, direct, then 1h 10m 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 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.