Mangel Halto Reef
Dive site · Aruba
Is it worth the trip?
82Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: Sea: flat, Visibility about 25 m, Water 29 °C
Mon 2 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 280, good
- Tue 382, good
- Wed 486, good
- Thu 588, good
- Fri 672, good
- Sat 773, good
- Sun 872, good
- Mon 982, good
- Tue 1077, good
- Wed 1173, good
The site in six facts
- Down to 17 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces SWswell from there reaches it
- Best Sep–Nov7 good days in 7
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 | 80, good | 0.6 m | 13 kn | 20kn | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 82, good | 0.5 m | 13 kn | 16kn | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 86, good | 0.4 m | 9 kn | 12kn | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 88, good | 0.2 mflat | 4 kn | 6kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 72, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 9kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 73, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 72, good | 0.1 mflat | 7 kn | 10kn | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 82, good | 0.5 m | 13 kn | 21kn | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 77, good | 0.6 m | 17 kn | 24kn | 30°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 73, good | 0.7 m | 17 kn | 26kn | 30°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 NovLow 01:37 −0.1 mHigh 17:46 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:07 −0.1 mHigh 09:05 +0.1 mLow 10:47 +0.1 mHigh 18:40 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:29 −0.1 mHigh 09:14 +0.1 mLow 15:06 +0.1 mHigh 19:40 +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
best Sep–Nov
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 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, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Mangel Halto Reef
A reef dive. It goes down to 17 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 7.9 km away. The sea is about 26°C in February, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in September, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best months are usually September, October and November, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Savaneta. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 5 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 17 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 7.9 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 Sep (about 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$866–US$1,620 each
about US$866–US$1,620 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 ORD to AUA, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$302–US$624 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$34 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$255–US$423 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$289–US$537 |
| Total | about US$866–US$1,620 |
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: Savaneta
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about 10 min by car · 11 places to stay
about US$94/nightcountry average
About Savaneta its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$94 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 9h 25m
About 9h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → AUA, direct, then 25 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Savaneta · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Savaneta · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Fly and Dive 7.9 km
JADS Dive Center 11 km
Aqua Windies 13 km
Happy Divers Aruba 14 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
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Blue tang Acanthurus coeruleus
Seen in 8 records.
Symmetrical brain coral Pseudodiploria strigosa
Seen in 6 records.
Stoplight parrotfish Sparisoma viride
Seen in 6 records.
Ocean surgeon Acanthurus tractus
Seen in 3 records.
Sally lightfoot Grapsus grapsus
Seen in 3 records.
Yellowtail damselfish Microspathodon chrysurus
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. Credits
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