Is it worth the trip?
89Good out of 100 for your dates
4 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 84 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 87 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 384, good
- Wed 487, good
- Thu 588, good
- Fri 690, good
- Sat 790, good
- Sun 890, good
- Mon 990, good
- Tue 1089, good
- Wed 1188, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 10 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces Wswell 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.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 84, good | 0.6 m | 12 kn | 18kn | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 87, good | 0.5 m | 9 kn | 14kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 88, good | 0.3 m | 9 kn | 13kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 90, good | 0.3 m | 4 kn | 7kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 90, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 5kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 90, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 90, good | 0.2 mflat | 7 kn | 13kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 89, good | 0.2 mflat | 8 kn | 12kn | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 88, good | 0.3 m | 9 kn | 13kn | 28°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
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:42 −0.1 mHigh 11:55 +0.1 mLow 17:02 +0.0 mHigh 22:39 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:35 −0.1 mHigh 12:18 +0.1 mLow 18:26 −0.0 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 00:20 +0.1 mLow 06:21 −0.0 mHigh 12:43 +0.2 mLow 19:29 −0.1 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.
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).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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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
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More diving near here
5 places
- Danglebens Pinnacles 0.2 km away
- Point Guignard 0.4 km away
- L'Abym 0.7 km away
- Soufrière Pinnacle 1.2 km away
- Scotts Head Pinnacle 2.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Coral Gardens
A reef dive. It goes down to 10 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.3 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Soufriere. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 6 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 10 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.3 km away.
Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Mar, Sep and Oct (over 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$845–US$1,580 each
about US$845–US$1,580 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to UVF, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$322–US$664 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$101–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$329 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$416 |
| Total | about US$845–US$1,580 |
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: Soufriere
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about 5 min by car · 5 places to stay
About Soufriere its beds, food and every spot near it
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 12h 45m
About 12h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → UVF, direct, then 3h 15m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Soufriere · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Soufriere · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Nature Island Dive 1.3 km
Dive Dominica 5.3 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.
Spotted scorpionfish Scorpaena plumieri
Seen in 6 records.
Common sea fan Gorgonia ventalina
Seen in 4 records.
Trumpetfish Aulostomus maculatus
Seen in 3 records.
Banded butterflyfish Chaetodon striatus
Seen in 3 records.
Long-spine porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
Seen in 3 records.
Smooth trunkfish Lactophrys triqueter
Seen in 3 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS. Credits
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