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Dean's Blue Hole
Dive site · Bahamas
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
76Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: Sea 0.7 m, Visibility about 15 m, Water 28 °C
Tue 3 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 261, good
- Tue 368, good
- Wed 477, good
- Thu 576, good
- Fri 675, good
- Sat 775, good
- Sun 877, good
- Mon 978, good
- Tue 1076, good
- Wed 1143, poor
The site in five facts
- Down to 202 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 28 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces NEswell 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 | 61, good | 1.3 m | 9 kn | 14kn | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 68, good | 1.0 m | 3 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 77, good | 0.9 m | 4 kn | 6kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 76, good | 0.7 m | 9 kn | 12kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 75, good | 0.9 m | 11 kn | 17kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 75, good | 0.8 m | 12 kn | 18kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 77, good | 0.7 m | 5 kn | 12kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 78, good | 0.7 m | 2 kn | 9kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 76, good | 0.7 m | 8 kn | 11kn | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 43, poor | 1.5 m | 17 kn | 30kn | 27°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 01:23 +0.3 mLow 07:18 −0.3 mHigh 13:59 +0.5 mLow 20:24 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:32 +0.3 mLow 08:31 −0.3 mHigh 15:00 +0.4 mLow 21:18 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 03:37 +0.3 mLow 09:41 −0.3 mHigh 15:58 +0.4 mLow 22:09 −0.3 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 experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 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
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Dean's Blue Hole
A cave dive. It goes down to 202 m. You get in from the shore. It suits experienced divers only, 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. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 26°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 Clarence Town.
- What it is Cave.
- How deep Down to 202 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
- Getting in From the shore.
- 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 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. 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 Feb (about 25 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$1,090–US$1,990 each
about US$1,090–US$1,990 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 MDW to GGT, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$221–US$463 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$168–US$275 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$329–US$550 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$376–US$698 |
| Total | about US$1,090–US$1,990 |
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: Clarence Town
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about 10 min by car · 2 places to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About Clarence Town its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Clarence Town, 5 km. We have not checked places to stay in Clarence Town yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Jimmy Hill, 100 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.
About US$121 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 12h 20m
About 12h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → GGT, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 2h 05m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Clarence Town · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Clarence Town · 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.
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