Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
65Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Sea 0.7 m, Visibility about 10 m, Water 22 °C
Mon 2 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 22°C
Tue 3 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 67 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 10 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.8 m
- Wind
- 29 kn
- Gusts
- 45knboats in
- Air
- 20°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 268, good
- Tue 369, good
- Wed 470, good
- Thu 569, good
- Fri 667, good
- Sat 768, good
- Sun 810, poor
- Mon 947, fair
- Tue 1054, fair
- Wed 1155, fair
The site in three facts
- Advancedand up
- Water 22 °C5 mm wetsuit
- Faces Eswell 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 68, good | 0.8 m | 8 kn | 10kn | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 69, good | 0.7 m | 7 kn | 10kn | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 70, good | 0.7 m | 5 kn | 9kn | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 69, good | 0.7 m | 2 kn | 8kn | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 67, good | 1.0 m | 4 kn | 10kn | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 68, good | 0.8 m | 9 kn | 14kn | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 10, poor | 1.8 m | 29 kn | 45knboats in | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 47, fair | 1.6 m | 11 kn | 19kn | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 54, fair | 1.3 m | 8 kn | 13knboats in | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 55, fair | – | 21 kn | 28knboats in | 22°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 02:45 +0.2 mLow 08:12 −0.4 mHigh 14:58 +0.8 mLow 21:59 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:03 +0.3 mLow 09:36 −0.4 mHigh 16:07 +0.7 mLow 22:58 −0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:10 +0.4 mLow 10:55 −0.4 mHigh 17:11 +0.7 mLow 23:49 −0.7 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
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).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 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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More diving near here
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- Elbow Cave 0.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About The Mackerel Run
A drift dive. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. The sea is about 20°C in August, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 26°C in February, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Wooli. Within 5 km we also list 4 dive sites.
- What it is Drift.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away.
Water about 22°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb (about 15 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$1,730–US$3,300 each
about US$1,730–US$3,300 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to CFS, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$904–US$1,870 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Total | about US$1,730–US$3,300 |
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: Wooli
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about 25 min by car · 8 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Wooli its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 31h 05m
About 31h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CFS, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE), then 1h 15m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Wooli · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Wooli · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Wooli Dive Centre 13 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 open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.
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