Is it worth the trip?
72Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 270, good
- Tue 370, good
- Wed 471, good
- Thu 572, good
- Fri 672, good
- Sat 773, good
- Sun 873, good
- Mon 971, good
- Tue 1066, good
- Wed 1166, 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 | 70, good | 0.3 m | 4 kn | 9kn | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 70, good | 0.2 mflat | 11 kn | 16kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 71, good | 0.1 mflat | 7 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 72, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 9kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 72, good | 0.0 mflat | 5 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 73, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 5kn | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 73, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 9kn | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 71, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 9kn | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 66, good | 0.3 m | 13 kn | 24knboats in | 25°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 66, good | 0.3 m | 14 kn | 23kn | 25°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
Vandenberg Ship Dive Site, Key West, Florida on Google Maps · Directions
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More diving near here
5 places
- Wisteria 6 km away
- USS Amesbury (bow) 6.8 km away
- Cayman Salvager 13.1 km away
- USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg 13.6 km away
- USS Amesbury(stern) 23.7 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Vandenberg Ship Dive Site, Key West, Florida
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 30°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Key West. Within 5 km we also list 5 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$872–US$1,600 each
about US$872–US$1,600 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 EYW, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$208–US$429 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$34 |
| 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$872–US$1,600 |
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 West
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about 10 min by car · 248 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Key West 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 5h 40m
About 5h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → EYW, direct, then 25 min 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 Key West · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Key West · 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.
Blue mah Thalassoma bifasciatum
Seen in 55 records, mostly Dec.
Gutong Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Seen in 46 records, mostly Dec.
Yellowhead Wrasse Halichoeres garnoti
Seen in 44 records, mostly Dec.
Bicolor Damselfish Stegastes partitus
Seen in 41 records, mostly Dec.
Barber Acanthurus bahianus
Seen in 25 records, mostly Dec.
Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus
Seen in 21 records.
Sharpnose Puffer Canthigaster rostrata
Seen in 12 records, mostly Dec.
Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus
Seen in 12 records, mostly Dec.
Porgy Calamus calamus
Seen in 10 records.
Blue tang Acanthurus coeruleus
Seen in 9 records.
Grunt Haemulon plumierii
Seen in 8 records.
Angelfish Pomacanthus arcuatus
Seen in 8 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: Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2016; Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2014; NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Coral Demographic Data; NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Benthic Cover Data. Credits
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