USS Alligator Shipwreck
Dive site · United States
Is it worth the trip?
75Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9, usually: typical for the time of year: good on 100% of days
Tue 3 · 75 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Wed 4 · 75 out of 100
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Thu 5 · 75 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Fri 6 · 75 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 75 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 75 out of 100
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Mon 9 · 76 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates
The site in five facts
- Down to 4 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 27 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces SEswell from there reaches it
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Air |
|---|---|
| Tue 3to 9usually | 26°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
Visibility about 10 m, usual for the month.
Water about 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit.
Map
the site and its town
USS Alligator Shipwreck on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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More diving near here
4 places
- Eagle 5.3 km away
- San Pedro 6.3 km away
- Hen and Chickens reef 11.7 km away
- Davis Reef 14.2 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About USS Alligator Shipwreck
A wreck dive. It goes down to 4 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 6.6 km away. The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Islamorada.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 4 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 6.6 km away.
Water about 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Apr (about 20 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$998–US$1,810 each
about US$998–US$1,810 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 MDW to MIA, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$201–US$415 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Total | about US$998–US$1,810 |
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: Islamorada
about 15 min by car · 33 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Islamorada its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$114 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 10m
About 7h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MIA, direct, then 2h 15m by road
Flights MDW → MIA on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Islamorada · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Islamorada · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Key Dives 6.6 km
Florida Keys Dive Center 19 km
Conch Republic Divers 19 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.
Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratumShark
Seen in 5 records.
Yellow stingray Urobatis jamaicensisRay
Seen in 11 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Blue mah Thalassoma bifasciatum
Seen in 395 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatus
Seen in 369 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Bicolor Damselfish Stegastes partitus
Seen in 312 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Yellowhead Wrasse Halichoeres garnoti
Seen in 309 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Clown Wrasse Halichoeres maculipinna
Seen in 302 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Gutong Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Seen in 277 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Barber Acanthurus bahianus
Seen in 267 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Blue tang Acanthurus coeruleus
Seen in 249 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus
Seen in 177 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Grunt Haemulon plumierii
Seen in 141 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
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: Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2014; Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2018; Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2016; Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2012; NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Coral Demographic Data. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.