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Caribbean Spiny Lima, Deerfield Beach, FL, USA imported from iNaturalist photo 398911040
Near Berry Patch Tug, 2 km away. Photo: (c) Josiah Londerée, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Berry Patch Tug

Dive site · United States

Advanced divers and up

Is it worth the trip?

78Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.8 m
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
25°C

Tue 3 · 67 out of 100

Sea
0.7 m
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
27°C

Wed 4 · 69 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
26°C

Thu 5 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
28°C

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 83 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
27°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 274, good
  2. Tue 367, good
  3. Wed 469, good
  4. Thu 571, good
  5. Fri 682, good
  6. Sat 783, good
  7. Sun 883, good
  8. Mon 983, good
  9. Tue 1082, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 21 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Advancedand up
  • Water 28 °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.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Berry Patch Tug
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov74, good0.8 m8 kn20kn25°C
Tue 3Nov67, good0.7 m8 kn21kn27°C
Wed 4Nov69, good0.6 m7 kn17kn26°C
Thu 5Nov71, good0.4 m6 kn15kn28°C
Fri 6Nov82, good0.3 m3 kn11kn27°C
Sat 7Nov83, good0.3 m1 kn8kn28°C
Sun 8Nov83, good0.2 mflat1 kn9kn27°C
Mon 9Nov83, good0.2 mflat0 kn5kn28°C
Tue 10Nov82, good0.2 mflat6 kn12kn24°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 01:30 +0.4 mLow 07:40 −0.4 mHigh 14:09 +0.5 mLow 20:26 −0.4 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 02:41 +0.4 mLow 08:49 −0.4 mHigh 15:12 +0.5 mLow 21:26 −0.4 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 03:47 +0.5 mLow 09:55 −0.4 mHigh 16:10 +0.4 mLow 22:21 −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.

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Photos of Berry Patch Tug

Deerfield Beach early morning view of an empty beach - panoramio
Near Berry Patch Tug, 2 km away. Photo: quyentr, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Caribbean Spiny Lima, Deerfield Beach imported from iNaturalist photo 464884563
Near Berry Patch Tug, 2 km away. Photo: (c) Reanne ("Bean") Dunn, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Twin sun bathing - panoramio
Near Berry Patch Tug, 2 km away. Photo: Richard Mc Neil, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

More diving near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Berry Patch Tug

A wreck dive. It goes down to 21 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Lighthouse Point. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots, 2 wind sports spots and 4 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 21 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 13 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 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$904–US$1,650 each

about US$904–US$1,650 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 MDW to FLL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$201–US$409
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$60–US$100
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$301–US$502
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Totalabout US$904–US$1,650

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: Lighthouse Point

Closest

Lighthouse Point

about 10 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Lighthouse Point · Booking.com

About Lighthouse Point 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 5h 40m

About 5h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → FLL, direct, then 50 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

Dive centres nearby

  • AQUI Water Sports 13 km

  • Gold Coast Scuba 13 km

  • The Scuba Store 13 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.

  • Great star coral Montastraea cavernosa

    Seen in 19 records, mostly Jun to Sep.

  • Mustard hill coral Porites astreoides

    Seen in 14 records, mostly Jul to Sep.

  • Massive Starlet Coral Siderastrea siderea

    Seen in 11 records, mostly Sep to Dec.

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: NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Coral Demographic Data; NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Benthic Cover Data. Credits

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