Is it worth the trip?
88Good out of 100 for your dates
5 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 3kn
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 26°C
Mon 9 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 290, good
- Tue 390, good
- Wed 490, good
- Thu 590, good
- Fri 690, good
- Sat 790, good
- Sun 873, good
- Mon 969, good
- Tue 1072, good
- Wed 1170, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 18 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces SEswell 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 90, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 6kn | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 90, good | 0.2 mflat | 0 kn | 3kn | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 90, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 4kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 90, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 90, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 90, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 11kn | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 73, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 12kn | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 69, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 14kn | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 72, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 11kn | 27°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 70, good | 0.4 m | 1 kn | 15kn | 26°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 03:48 +0.1 mLow 09:47 −0.1 mHigh 16:14 +0.1 mLow 22:15 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:53 +0.1 mLow 10:45 −0.1 mHigh 16:57 +0.1 mLow 23:04 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:49 +0.1 mLow 11:37 −0.0 mHigh 17:35 +0.1 mLow 23:48 −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.
Map
the site and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Karen's Octopus Garden
A reef dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.3 km away. The sea is about 27°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 Punta Blanca. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 55 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 18 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.3 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 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in May, Jul and Aug (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$584–US$1,120 each
about US$584–US$1,120 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 RTB, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$248–US$523 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$27–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$148–US$248 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$161–US$309 |
| Total | about US$584–US$1,120 |
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: Punta Blanca
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about 25 min by car · 3 places to stay
about US$54/nightcountry average
About Punta Blanca its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$54 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 11h 30m
About 11h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → RTB, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 30 min by road
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In the water
Dives and courses in Punta Blanca · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Punta Blanca · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Scuba Shop 4.1 km
Tortuga Dive Center 7.1 km
Tobri Divers 8.6 km
Moana Divers 18 km
Native Sons 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.
Palatogobius grandoculus
Seen in 4 records.
Banded Basslet Lipogramma evides
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: 4e88f9c8-868e-4b0a-bc48-3d409a5448fe. Credits
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