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Épave John G. Mac Cullough, France

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About Épave John G. Mac Cullough

It suits Advanced divers and up, 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 February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 20°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For experienced divers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ile Yeu.

  • 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 No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

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

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

Visibility about 9 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Sep and Oct (about 10 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 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 8 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → NTE · Skyscanner from about £400 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Épave John G. Mac Cullough.

  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.6 m. Wind 13 kn gusting 21.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Épave John G. Mac Cullough
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.6 m13 kn21kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.4 m10 kn16kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.7 m9 kn13kn
Wed 21Oct46, fair2.0 m19 kn29knboats in
Thu 22Oct68, good1.7 m17 kn26kn
Fri 23Oct0, poor3.7 m29 kn45knboats in
Sat 24Oct78, good1.4 m16 kn23kn
Sun 25Oct26, poor1.9 m19 kn32knboats in
Mon 26Oct80, good1.5 m14 kn21kn
Tue 27Oct57, good2.0 m15 kn18kn

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, halved for a sheltered site. 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. Jan6of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov6of 7
  12. Dec6of 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 £1,035–£1,945 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 £400–£835
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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