Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
33Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Sea 1.4 m, Water 18 °C, Wind 3 kn
Tue 3 · 27 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.0 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 50 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 24 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.8 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 25 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.5 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 27 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.4 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 9 out of 100
- Sea
- 3.0 m
- Wind
- 23 kn
- Gusts
- 29knboats in
- Air
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 42 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.5 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 224, poor
- Tue 327, poor
- Wed 450, fair
- Thu 524, poor
- Fri 625, poor
- Sat 727, poor
- Sun 89, poor
- Mon 942, poor
- Tue 1046, fair
- Wed 114, poor
The site in three facts
- Advancedand up
- Water 18 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Faces Sswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 24, poor | 2.4 m | 14 kn | 20kn | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 27, poor | 2.0 m | 12 kn | 14kn | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 50, fair | 1.4 m | 3 kn | 8kn | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 24, poor | 1.8 m | 15 kn | 19kn | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 25, poor | 2.5 m | 14 kn | 19kn | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 27, poor | 2.4 m | 10 kn | 16kn | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 9, poor | 3.0 m | 23 kn | 29knboats in | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 42, poor | 1.5 m | 9 kn | 15kn | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 46, fair | 1.4 m | 10 kn | 13kn | 18°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 4, poor | 2.7 m | 24 kn | 32knboats in | 18°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
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).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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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 Rocky Bank
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. The sea is about 16°C in July, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 20°C in January, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Pringle Bay.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
Water about 18°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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$1,230–US$2,440 each
about US$1,230–US$2,440 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 MDW to CPT, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$859–US$1,780 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$161–US$275 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$148–US$268 |
| Total | about US$1,230–US$2,440 |
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: Pringle Bay
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about 45 min by car · 16 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Pringle Bay its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$60 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 27h
About 27h door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CPT, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 1h 10m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Pringle Bay · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Pringle Bay · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 km.
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.
Broadnose sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianusShark
Seen in 578 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
Puffadder shyshark Haploblepharus edwardsiiShark
Seen in 17 records, mostly May to Sep.
Pyjama shark Poroderma africanumShark
Seen in 11 records.
Dark shyshark Haploblepharus pictusShark
Seen in 10 records, mostly Apr to Sep.
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliaeWhale or dolphin
Seen in 239 records, mostly Aug to Nov.
Brown fur seal Arctocephalus pusillusSeal or sea lion
Seen in 45 records.
Gasflame nudibranch Bonisa nakazaNudibranch
Seen in 52 records, mostly Apr to Aug.
Frilled nudibranch Leminda millecraNudibranch
Seen in 20 records.
Temperate soft coral eater Phyllodesmium horridumNudibranch
Seen in 15 records, mostly Apr to Sep.
Black nudibranch Tambja capensisNudibranch
Seen in 14 records, mostly Apr to Jul.
Scribbled nudibranch Doriopsilla miniataNudibranch
Seen in 9 records.
Red-spotted rainbow dorid Goniobranchus heatheraeNudibranch
Seen in 7 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: FBIP: SeaKeys_SANBI: Marine images iSpot_2013; Shark Spotters shark tracking; Happywhale - Humpback whale in South Atlantic Ocean; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; NABU|naturgucker. Credits
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