Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
57Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Sea 1.1 m, Visibility about 20 m, Water 16 °C
Mon 2 · 54 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 17°C
Tue 3 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 49 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.3 m
- Wind
- 20 kn
- Gusts
- 27knboats in
- Air
- 15°C
Thu 5 · 56 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 47 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.5 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 52 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.5 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 59 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 17°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 254, fair
- Tue 368, good
- Wed 449, fair
- Thu 556, fair
- Fri 647, fair
- Sat 752, fair
- Sun 859, fair
- Mon 966, good
- Tue 1014, poor
- Wed 1147, fair
The site in five facts
- Down to 6 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 16 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- 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 | 54, fair | 1.4 m | 12 kn | 13kn | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 68, good | 1.1 m | 3 kn | 5kn | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 49, fair | 1.3 m | 20 kn | 27knboats in | 15°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 56, fair | 1.4 m | 9 kn | 12kn | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 47, fair | 1.5 m | 12 kn | 15kn | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 52, fair | 1.5 m | 13 kn | 18kn | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 59, fair | 1.1 m | 15 kn | 23kn | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 66, good | 0.8 m | 15 kn | 24kn | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 14, poor | 1.5 m | 24 kn | 33knboats in | 16°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 47, fair | 1.5 m | 18 kn | 24kn | 16°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 05:46 +0.4 mLow 20:43 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 06:14 +0.2 mLow 20:04 −0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 03:55 +0.1 mLow 07:00 +0.1 mHigh 12:09 +0.2 mLow 19:21 −0.2 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).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec7of 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 Hopkins Island
A reef dive. It goes down to 6 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. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 15°C in August, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 20°C in February, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). No town nearby. Tulka, 49 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Marion Bay, 82 km. Nearest airport: Port Lincoln Airport (PLO), 65 km.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 6 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, 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 16°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. 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 Jan, Feb, Oct and Dec (about 20 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$1,460–US$2,880 each
about US$1,460–US$2,880 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$986–US$2,040 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$148–US$242 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$597 |
| Total | about US$1,460–US$2,880 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 82 km away
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No town nearby
Tulka, 49 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Marion Bay, 82 km. Nearest airport: Port Lincoln Airport (PLO), 65 km.
See places to stay near Marion Bay, 82 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
Getting there: about 32h 30m
About 32h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → ADL, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), then 4h 10m by road
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In the water
Dives and courses in Hopkins Island · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Hopkins Island · 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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