Rachel Bank
Dive site · United States
Is it worth the trip?
72Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Sea: flat, Visibility under 5 m, Water 27 °C
Mon 2 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 269, good
- Tue 369, good
- Wed 471, good
- Thu 572, good
- Fri 672, good
- Sat 773, good
- Sun 874, good
- Mon 972, good
- Tue 1066, good
- Wed 1164, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 15 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 27 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Nswell 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 | 69, good | 0.3 m | 12 kn | 16kn | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 69, good | 0.3 m | 12 kn | 16kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 71, good | 0.2 mflat | 9 kn | 13kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 72, good | 0.1 mflat | 7 kn | 11kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 72, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 73, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 6kn | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 74, good | 0.0 mflat | 0 kn | 6kn | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 72, good | 0.0 mflat | 7 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 66, good | 0.4 m | 13 kn | 26kn | 25°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 64, good | 0.4 m | 15 kn | 23kn | 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 NovLow 00:22 +0.0 mHigh 05:48 +0.2 mLow 13:29 −0.2 mHigh 19:44 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:39 −0.0 mHigh 07:16 +0.2 mLow 14:32 −0.2 mHigh 20:23 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:42 −0.1 mHigh 08:38 +0.2 mLow 15:27 −0.1 mHigh 20:58 +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.
Map
the site and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Rachel Bank
A reef dive. It goes down to 15 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S blows out to sea. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.4 km away. The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Marathon. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 15 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.4 km away.
Water about 27°C: 3 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. Much the same all year (under 5 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$1,010–US$1,830 each
about US$1,010–US$1,830 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 ORD to EYW, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$208–US$429 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| 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$1,010–US$1,830 |
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: Marathon
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about 10 min by car · 32 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Marathon 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 6h 50m
About 6h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → EYW, direct, then 1h 35m by road
Flights ORD → EYW on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Marathon · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Marathon · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Tilden's Scuba Center 3.4 km
Abyss Dive Center 5.6 km
Better Than Most SCUBA 17 km
Dive Shop 23 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.
Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratumShark
Seen in 10 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Yellow stingray Urobatis jamaicensisRay
Seen in 16 records, mostly Jun to Aug.
Hypanus americanusRay
Seen in 3 records.
Blue mah Thalassoma bifasciatum
Seen in 897 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Bicolor Damselfish Stegastes partitus
Seen in 667 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Gutong Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Seen in 639 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Yellowhead Wrasse Halichoeres garnoti
Seen in 620 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatus
Seen in 605 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Barber Acanthurus bahianus
Seen in 543 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Gutong Scarus iseri
Seen in 541 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Clown Wrasse Halichoeres maculipinna
Seen in 531 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Cola Ocyurus chrysurus
Seen in 436 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS, through OBIS; common names from Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2016; Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2014; Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2012; Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2018; NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Coral Demographic Data. Credits
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