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Crab Cay Reef
Dive site · Colombia
Is it worth the trip?
78Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 27°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 263, good
- Tue 368, good
- Wed 471, good
- Thu 579, good
- Fri 680, good
- Sat 780, good
- Sun 879, good
- Mon 977, good
- Tue 1070, good
The site in six facts
- Down to 12 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces NEswell from there reaches it
- Best Sep–Oct7 good days in 7
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 | 63, good | 1.2 m | 12 kn | 19kn | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 68, good | 0.9 m | 3 kn | 11kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 71, good | 0.6 m | 1 kn | 4kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 79, good | 0.4 m | 3 kn | 7kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 80, good | 0.3 m | 3 kn | 6kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 80, good | 0.3 m | 2 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 79, good | 0.3 m | 5 kn | 11kn | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 77, good | 0.4 m | 7 kn | 15kn | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 70, good | 0.3 m | 5 kn | 16kn | 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 NovLow 00:23 −0.2 mHigh 06:57 +0.1 mLow 11:36 −0.1 mHigh 17:56 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:00 −0.2 mHigh 07:39 +0.1 mLow 12:47 −0.0 mHigh 18:47 +0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 01:35 −0.1 mHigh 08:23 +0.1 mLow 14:02 −0.0 mHigh 19:42 +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
best Sep–Oct
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
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
3 places
- Convento Reef 1.8 km away
- Table Rock 3.2 km away
- Felipe's Place 6.2 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Crab Cay Reef
A reef dive. It goes down to 12 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 6.1 km away. The sea is about 27°C in February, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in October, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best months are usually September and October, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Providencia. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 12 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- 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 6.1 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 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Sep and Dec (about 15 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$610–US$1,150 each
about US$610–US$1,150 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to ADZ, estimated from distance and season, changing at PTY, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$281–US$576 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$107 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$127–US$208 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$141–US$255 |
| Total | about US$610–US$1,150 |
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: Providencia
about 5 min by car · 18 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About Providencia its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$47 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 14h 55m
About 14h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ADZ, changing at Tocumen International Airport (PTY), then 2h by road
Flights ORD → ADZ on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Providencia · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Providencia · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Sonny Dive Shop 6.1 km
Sirius 6.9 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.
Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratumShark
Seen in 3 records.
Orbicella faveolata
Seen in 867 records, mostly Apr to Sep.
Orbicella annularis
Seen in 732 records, mostly Apr to Sep.
Gutong Scarus iseri
Seen in 564 records, mostly May to Sep.
Moontail Sparisoma viride
Seen in 542 records, mostly May to Sep.
Gutong Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Seen in 494 records, mostly May to Sep.
Blue tang Acanthurus coeruleus
Seen in 491 records, mostly May to Sep.
Schooly Lutjanus apodus
Seen in 320 records, mostly May to Oct.
Barber Acanthurus bahianus
Seen in 270 records, mostly May to Sep.
Pseudodiploria strigosa
Seen in 262 records, mostly May to Sep.
Gray Snapper Lutjanus griseus
Seen in 181 records, mostly May to Sep.
Mustard hill coral Porites astreoides
Seen in 177 records, mostly May to Oct.
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: 7140a522-1379-452e-a8a7-8841a96fe656; cbb0b14b-27f9-4b4d-a650-e55bdb322a7f; 88d5c457-b5e3-47d8-92c6-caea8e0ac67b; 15a20192-5e99-45a5-986a-f6f84b569f37. Credits
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