Eglin Barge (aka Air Force Barge or 100' Barge)
Dive site · United States
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
68Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 25°C
Tue 3 · 53 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 25°C
Wed 4 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 25°C
Thu 5 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 20°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 264, good
- Tue 353, fair
- Wed 465, good
- Thu 569, good
- Fri 670, good
- Sat 770, good
- Sun 869, good
- Mon 968, good
- Tue 1071, good
- Wed 1171, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 21 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 23 °C5 mm wetsuit
- 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 64, good | 0.8 m | 8 kn | 14kn | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 53, fair | 1.1 m | 16 kn | 21kn | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 65, good | 0.8 m | 6 kn | 8kn | 25°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 69, good | 0.4 m | 3 kn | 6kn | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 70, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 9kn | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 70, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 10kn | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 69, good | 0.2 mflat | 6 kn | 15kn | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 68, good | 0.3 m | 8 kn | 19kn | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 71, good | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 12kn | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 71, good | 0.0 mflat | 3 kn | 13kn | 22°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 02:11 +0.3 mLow 14:04 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:06 +0.2 mLow 14:51 −0.0 mHigh 19:57 +0.0 mLow 22:24 +0.0 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 07:15 +0.1 mLow 12:39 +0.0 mHigh 19:21 +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
- Feb7of 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
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec6of 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
Eglin Barge (aka Air Force Barge or 100' Barge) on Google Maps · Directions
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Eglin Barge (aka Air Force Barge or 100' Barge)
A wreck dive. It goes down to 21 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced 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. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.4 km away. The sea is about 18°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 30°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Destin. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 3 dive sites.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 21 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.4 km away.
Water about 23°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Apr, May, Jun, Jul and Aug (about 8 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$832–US$1,530 each
about US$832–US$1,530 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 VPS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$161–US$342 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$27–US$47 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$302–US$503 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$637 |
| Total | about US$832–US$1,530 |
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: Destin
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about 10 min by car · 65 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Destin its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$114 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 4h 35m
About 4h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → VPS, direct, then 35 min by road
Flights MDW → VPS on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Destin · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Destin · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Emerald Coast Scuba 4.4 km
ScubaTech 4.6 km
EXND Diving and Marine Services 18 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.
Clearnose skate Rostroraja eglanteriaRay
Seen in 3 records.
Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatusWhale or dolphin
Seen in 10 records, mostly Jun to Oct.
Atlantic ghost crab Ocypode quadrata
Seen in 16 records, mostly Jun to Oct.
Eastern mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
Seen in 11 records, mostly Apr to Jun.
Lagodon rhomboidesSea bream
Seen in 8 records.
Speckled crab Arenaeus cribrarius
Seen in 5 records.
Hardshell crab Callinectes sapidus
Seen in 5 records.
Slippery dick Halichoeres bivittatus
Seen in 4 records.
Hardhead catfish Ariopsis felis
Seen in 3 records.
Scaled sardine Harengula jaguana
Seen in 3 records.
Spot Leiostomus xanthurus
Seen in 3 records.
Menticirrhus littoralisDrums or croakers
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; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database; Marine Invertebrate voucher specimens at the Florida Biodiversity Collection, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Great Eggcase Hunt - citizen science observations of chondrichthyian eggcases. Credits
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