Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
78Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Sea 0.5 m, Visibility about 25 m, Water 25 °C
Tue 3 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 84 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 22 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 18 kn
- Gusts
- 34knboats in
- Air
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 24°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 283, good
- Tue 382, good
- Wed 481, good
- Thu 581, good
- Fri 682, good
- Sat 784, good
- Sun 822, poor
- Mon 980, good
- Tue 1080, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 18 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 25 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Eswell 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.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 83, good | 0.6 m | 4 kn | 11kn | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 82, good | 0.6 m | 7 kn | 14kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 81, good | 0.6 m | 12 kn | 24kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 81, good | 0.5 m | 9 kn | 19kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 82, good | 0.6 m | 8 kn | 21kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 84, good | 0.5 m | 1 kn | 10kn | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 22, poor | 0.8 m | 18 kn | 34knboats in | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 80, good | 0.8 m | 8 kn | 21kn | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 80, good | 0.9 m | 9 kn | 18knboats in | 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
- 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
- Wed 4 NovLow 06:00 −0.5 mHigh 12:36 +0.6 mLow 18:52 −0.5 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
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec7of 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
Two Mile Reef Ponta on Google Maps · Directions
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Two Mile Reef Ponta
A reef dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 1.6 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 Reef.
- How deep Down to 18 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 1.6 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, Apr 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
about 5 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 1.6 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 25 records, mostly Nov to Feb.
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. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.