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Épave du Saint-Yves, France

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About Épave du Saint-Yves

A wreck dive. It goes down to 35 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away. The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 20°C in July, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For experienced divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in February and December, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Couarde-sur-Mer.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 35 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

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Water about 17°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Much the same all year (under 5 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 17 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LRH, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

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  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Épave du Saint-Yves.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: Sea 0.6 m. Wind 13 kn gusting 19.

The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Mon 19Oct800.6 m13 kn19kn
Tue 20Oct801.1 m6 kn11kn
Wed 21Oct103.4 m22 kn33knboats in
Thu 22Oct212.7 m20 kn27kn
Fri 23Oct05.2 m29 kn47knboats in
Sat 24Oct273.0 m18 kn26kn
Sun 25Oct113.3 m22 kn34knboats in
Mon 26Oct442.2 m13 kn19kn
Tue 27Oct651.8 m13 kn19kn
Wed 28Oct80–11 kn19kn

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec4of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £975–£1,845 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £405–£845
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £40–£65
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

Places to eat near La Couarde-sur-Mer

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