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Dead Chest
Dive site · British Virgin Islands
Is it worth the trip?
86Good out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same, usually
Mon 2 · 86 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Tue 3 · 86 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Wed 4 · 86 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Thu 5 · 86 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Fri 6 · 86 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 86 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 86 out of 100
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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates
The site in five facts
- Down to 25 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
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Air |
|---|---|
| Mon 2to 8usually | 27°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
Visibility about 20 m, usual for the month.
Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm.
Map
the site, its town, photos
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Photos of Dead Chest
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More diving near here
5 places
- Blackbeard's 0.4 km away
- Dead Chest West 0.5 km away
- Painted Walls 0.9 km away
- Fearless and Willy T 2.1 km away
- Rhone's Anchor 2.3 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Dead Chest
A reef dive. It goes down to 25 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 16 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 Road Town. Within 5 km we also list 12 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 25 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 16 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 and May (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$804–US$1,510 each
about US$804–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 30 October 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$281–US$590 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$804–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: Road Town
16 min by car · 14 places to stay
About Road 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 9h 35m
About 9h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → STT, direct, then 1h by road
Flights ORD → STT on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Road Town · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Road Town · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Crabby's 16 km
Dive BVI 17 km
JVD Scuba 21 km
Low Key Watersports 25 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 open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.
This week: visibility about 20 m, about usual for the month (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.
The current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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