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F2, UK

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About F2

A wreck dive. It goes down to 16 m. You get in from a boat. 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 14 km away. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 13°C in August, its warmest (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit). For experienced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Orphir. Within 5 km we also list 3 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 16 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 14 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

  • The Diving Cellar 14 km

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Water about 12°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar, May, Jun, Jul and Aug (about 8 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 18 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 3 h from the airport to F2.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.4 m. Wind 6 kn gusting 11.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.4 m6 kn11kn
Mon 19Oct800.6 m9 kn18kn
Tue 20Oct00.9 m20 kn41knboats in
Wed 21Oct800.7 m10 kn27kn
Thu 22Oct00.6 m18 kn37knboats in
Fri 23Oct770.5 m12 kn23kn
Sat 24Oct800.6 m11 kn29knboats in
Sun 25Oct00.9 m26 kn53knboats in
Mon 26Oct591.8 m17 kn34knboats in
Tue 27Oct800.7 m10 kn33kn

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. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 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. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec7of 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 £1,000–£1,870 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 £370–£765
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £250–£420
  • Food £240–£445

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