Trampa Tortuga
Dive site · Colombia
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
80Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 84 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 270, good
- Tue 366, good
- Wed 471, good
- Thu 571, good
- Fri 688, good
- Sat 788, good
- Sun 884, good
- Mon 972, good
- Tue 1070, good
- Wed 1182, good
The site in four facts
- Advancedand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces Eswell from there reaches it
- Best Sep–Oct7 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 70, good | 1.3 m | 13 kn | 21kn | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 66, good | 0.7 m | 6 kn | 9kn | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 71, good | 0.6 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 71, good | 0.4 m | 4 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 88, good | 0.4 m | 1 kn | 4kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 88, good | 0.3 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 84, good | 0.4 m | 7 kn | 15kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 72, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 10kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 70, good | 0.5 m | 5 kn | 19kn | 27°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 82, good | 0.9 m | 11 kn | 16kn | 28°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 00:38 −0.2 mHigh 07:09 +0.0 mLow 11:39 −0.1 mHigh 18:07 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:15 −0.2 mHigh 07:51 +0.1 mLow 12:55 −0.1 mHigh 19:02 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 01:51 −0.2 mHigh 08:34 +0.1 mLow 14:15 −0.1 mHigh 20:02 +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–Oct
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 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 and its town
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More diving near here
5 places
- La Parguera 0.9 km away
- Barco Hundido 1.1 km away
- Los Cables 1.2 km away
- Las Piedras de Carlitos 4.8 km away
- Trilogia 5.2 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Trampa Tortuga
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. 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.9 km away. The sea is about 27°C in February, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best months are usually September and October, with about 7 good days in 7; in February, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is San Andres. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 4 dive sites.
- 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.
- Dive centres 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.9 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun and Jul (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$570–US$1,070 each
about US$570–US$1,070 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 ADZ, estimated from distance and season, changing at PTY, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$282–US$577 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$34 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$127–US$208 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$141–US$255 |
| Total | about US$570–US$1,070 |
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: San Andres
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about 10 min by car · 308 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About San Andres its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$47 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 13h 15m
About 13h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ADZ, changing at Tocumen International Airport (PTY), then 25 min by road
Flights ORD → ADZ on your dates · AviasalesAdeSIM for your phone · Search on AiraloAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in San Andres · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in San Andres · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Karibik Diving 4.9 kmPADI
Blue Life Dive 5.0 km
San Andres Divers 5.4 km
Almacén Stella 5.5 km
Scuba San Andres 5.6 kmPADI
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.
Massive Starlet Coral Siderastrea siderea
Seen in 291 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Lettuce Coral Agaricia agaricites
Seen in 235 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Orbicella faveolata
Seen in 209 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Orbicella annularis
Seen in 204 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Gutong Scarus iseri
Seen in 200 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Mustard hill coral Porites astreoides
Seen in 169 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Barber Acanthurus bahianus
Seen in 141 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Moontail Sparisoma viride
Seen in 140 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Gutong Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Seen in 131 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Blue tang Acanthurus coeruleus
Seen in 124 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Great star coral Montastraea cavernosa
Seen in 118 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Pseudodiploria strigosa
Seen in 100 records, mostly Aug 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: Sistema de Monitoreo de Arrecifes Coralinos - SIMAC 2017; cbb0b14b-27f9-4b4d-a650-e55bdb322a7f; 7140a522-1379-452e-a8a7-8841a96fe656; 3410f695-4bbb-40c3-82e9-1991c30d4d6d; Sistema de Monitoreo de Arrecifes Coralinos - SIMAC 2017. Credits
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