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Barolin Point Dive Site

Dive site · Australia

Open Water divers and up

Scored for Advanced divers

Is it worth the trip?

72Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 70 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
11 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
25°C

Wed 4 · 70 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
10 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
26°C

Thu 5 · 73 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
2kn
Air
27°C

Fri 6 · 73 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
25°C

Sat 7 · 73 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
26°C

Sun 8 · 72 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 70 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
12 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
24°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 271, good
  2. Tue 370, good
  3. Wed 470, good
  4. Thu 573, good
  5. Fri 673, good
  6. Sat 773, good
  7. Sun 872, good
  8. Mon 970, good
  9. Tue 1071, good
  10. Wed 1173, good

The site in three facts

  • Open Waterand 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 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 Barolin Point Dive Site
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov71, good0.3 m11 kn14kn25°C
Tue 3Nov70, good0.3 m11 kn14kn25°C
Wed 4Nov70, good0.4 m10 kn14kn26°C
Thu 5Nov73, good0.2 mflat2 kn2kn27°C
Fri 6Nov73, good0.2 mflat6 kn9kn25°C
Sat 7Nov73, good0.1 mflat4 kn6kn26°C
Sun 8Nov72, good0.3 m6 kn12kn27°C
Mon 9Nov70, good0.4 m12 kn19kn24°C
Tue 10Nov71, good0.3 m11 kn17kn24°C
Wed 11Nov73, good–11 kn17kn24°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 02:00 +0.4 mLow 07:58 −0.8 mHigh 14:39 +1.1 mLow 21:33 −0.8 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:23 +0.5 mLow 09:22 −0.8 mHigh 15:47 +1.1 mLow 22:31 −1.0 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 04:31 +0.7 mLow 10:32 −0.8 mHigh 16:45 +1.1 mLow 23:19 −1.1 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

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Photos of Barolin Point Dive Site

Evening in coral cove
Photo: Nighthaze3320, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Barolin Point Dive Site

It suits Open Water 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. The sea is about 19°C in July, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 27°C in January, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Bargara. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away.

Water about 25°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 8 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep (about 10 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$1,710–US$3,280 each

about US$1,710–US$3,280 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 MDW to HVB, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$884–US$1,840
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$241
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$355–US$596
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Totalabout US$1,710–US$3,280

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: Bargara

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Closest

Bargara

about 15 min by car · 30 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 30 places to stay in Bargara · Booking.com

About Bargara its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 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 31h 10m

About 31h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → HVB, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE), then 1h 25m 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.

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