Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
61Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: Sea 0.3 m, Water 8 °C, Wind 3 kn
Tue 3 · 60 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 8°C
Wed 4 · 58 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 7°C
Thu 5 · 61 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 8°C
Sat 7 · 60 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 7°C
Sun 8 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 6°C
Mon 9 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 6°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 260, good
- Tue 360, good
- Wed 458, fair
- Thu 561, good
- Fri 663, good
- Sat 760, good
- Sun 862, good
- Mon 962, good
- Tue 1064, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 30 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 8 °Cdrysuit
- Faces SWswell 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 experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 60, good | 0.3 m | 7 kn | 10kn | 7°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 60, good | 0.4 m | 9 kn | 14kn | 8°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 58, fair | 0.4 m | 13 kn | 19kn | 7°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 61, good | 0.3 m | 11 kn | 14kn | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 63, good | 0.3 m | 3 kn | 9kn | 8°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 60, good | 0.3 m | 15 kn | 22kn | 7°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 62, good | 0.4 m | 9 kn | 20kn | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 62, good | 0.3 m | 9 kn | 16kn | 6°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 64, good | 0.3 m | 2 kn | 9kn | 7°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 01:39 −1.8 mHigh 08:36 +1.1 mLow 14:14 −0.6 mHigh 20:09 +1.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:49 −1.7 mHigh 09:41 +1.3 mLow 15:37 −1.0 mHigh 21:40 +1.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:54 −1.6 mHigh 10:34 +1.5 mLow 16:43 −1.4 mHigh 22:54 +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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Bligh Reef
A reef dive. It goes down to 30 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 4°C in March, its coldest month (drysuit), and 14°C in July, its warmest (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit). No town nearby. Nearest beds: Valdez, 43 km. Nearest airport: Valdez Pioneer Field (VDZ), 47 km.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 30 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Water about 8°C: drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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$844–US$1,610 each
about US$844–US$1,610 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 ANC, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$348–US$724 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Total | about US$844–US$1,610 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 43 km away
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No town nearby
Nearest beds: Valdez, 43 km. Nearest airport: Valdez Pioneer Field (VDZ), 47 km.
See places to stay near Valdez, 43 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
Getting there: about 11h 50m
About 11h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ANC, direct, then 3h 15m by road
Flights ORD → ANC on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Bligh Reef · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Bligh Reef · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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.
What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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