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Coral Gardens
Dive site · British Virgin Islands
Is it worth the trip?
80Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: Sea: flat, Visibility about 20 m, Water 29 °C
Tue 3 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 84 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 276, good
- Tue 381, good
- Wed 482, good
- Thu 582, good
- Fri 678, good
- Sat 768, good
- Sun 872, good
- Mon 984, good
- Tue 1085, good
- Wed 1184, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 15 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces Sswell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 76, good | 0.5 m | 15 kn | 20kn | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 81, good | 0.5 m | 11 kn | 15kn | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 82, good | 0.4 m | 7 kn | 10kn | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 82, good | 0.3 m | 8 kn | 12kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 78, good | 0.3 m | 11 kn | 15kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 68, good | 0.3 m | 10 kn | 21kn | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 72, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 13kn | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 84, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 85, good | 0.3 m | 0 kn | 6kn | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 84, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 9kn | 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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:18 +0.1 mLow 08:10 −0.2 mHigh 15:18 +0.3 mLow 22:01 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:39 +0.1 mLow 09:34 −0.1 mHigh 16:16 +0.2 mLow 22:48 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 04:54 +0.1 mLow 10:58 −0.1 mHigh 17:12 +0.2 mLow 23:32 −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.
Map
the site and its town
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More diving near here
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- The Visibles 1.3 km away
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- Wall to Wall 1.8 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Coral Gardens
A wreck dive. It goes down to 15 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 4.1 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Spanish Town. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 10 dive sites.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 15 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 4.1 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 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Apr (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$805–US$1,510 each
about US$805–US$1,510 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 STT, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$282–US$590 |
| 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$805–US$1,510 |
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: Spanish Town
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about 10 min by car · 15 places to stay
About Spanish Town 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 9h 55m
About 9h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → STT, direct, then 1h 20m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Spanish Town · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Spanish Town · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Dive BVI 4.1 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
Too few records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
Great star coral Montastraea cavernosa
Seen in 3 records.
Orbicella faveolata
Seen in 3 records.
Mustard hill coral Porites astreoides
Seen in 3 records.
Massive Starlet Coral Siderastrea siderea
Seen in 3 records.
Blushing Star Coral Stephanocoenia intersepta
Seen in 3 records.
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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