Is it worth the trip?
72Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Sea: flat, Water 26 °C, Wind 1 kn
Tue 3 · 67 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 27°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 265, good
- Tue 366, good
- Wed 470, good
- Thu 571, good
- Fri 672, good
- Sat 772, good
- Sun 872, good
- Mon 973, good
- Tue 1067, good
- Wed 1169, good
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 26 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces NWswell 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 | 65, good | 0.4 m | 11 kn | 21kn | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 66, good | 0.3 m | 14 kn | 18kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 70, good | 0.2 mflat | 8 kn | 12kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 71, good | 0.1 mflat | 9 kn | 13kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 72, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 11kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 72, good | 0.0 mflat | 3 kn | 10kn | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 72, good | 0.0 mflat | 7 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 73, good | 0.0 mflat | 4 kn | 8kn | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 67, good | 0.3 m | 13 kn | 21kn | 26°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 69, good | 0.3 m | 10 kn | 19kn | 27°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.
Map
the site and its town
Spiegel Grove Wreck on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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More diving near here
5 places
- Molasses Reef 10.4 km away
- French Reef 11.1 km away
- Benwood 11.6 km away
- USCGC Bibb 12.3 km away
- USCGC Duane (Wreck) 13.3 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Spiegel Grove Wreck
It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. The sea is about 23°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 31°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Key Largo. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.
- 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
Water about 26°C: 3 mm wetsuit. 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$1,000–US$1,810 each
about US$1,000–US$1,810 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 MIA, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$201–US$416 |
| 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$1,000–US$1,810 |
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: Key Largo
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about 5 min by car · 36 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Key Largo 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 35m
About 6h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MIA, direct, then 1h 40m by road
Flights MDW → MIA on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Key Largo · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Key Largo · 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.
Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratumShark
Seen in 14 records, mostly Jun to Aug.
Caribbean reef shark Carcharhinus pereziiShark
Seen in 5 records.
Yellow stingray Urobatis jamaicensisRay
Seen in 42 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Hypanus americanusRay
Seen in 11 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Gutong Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Seen in 2727 records, mostly Jun to Sep.
Blue mah Thalassoma bifasciatum
Seen in 2616 records, mostly Jun to Sep.
Bicolor Damselfish Stegastes partitus
Seen in 2084 records, mostly Jun to Sep.
Gutong Scarus iseri
Seen in 1996 records, mostly Jun to Sep.
Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatus
Seen in 1669 records, mostly Jun to Sep.
Barber Acanthurus bahianus
Seen in 1637 records, mostly Jun to Sep.
Clown Wrasse Halichoeres maculipinna
Seen in 1620 records, mostly Jun to Sep.
Blue tang Acanthurus coeruleus
Seen in 1602 records, mostly Jun to Sep.
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: Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2014; Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2016; 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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