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HMCS Cape Breton, Canada

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: North Vancouver, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Vancouver International Airport (YVR), 9 km.

About HMCS Cape Breton

A wreck dive. It goes down to 44 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.8 km away. The sea is about 7°C in January, its coldest month (drysuit), and 19°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). 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. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: North Vancouver, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Vancouver International Airport (YVR), 9 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 44 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.8 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 12°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. 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. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov (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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  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), direct.

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    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: North Vancouver, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Vancouver International Airport (YVR), 9 km.

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Where it is

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Dive site

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 5 kn gusting 10.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.1 mflat5 kn10kn
Mon 19Oct800.2 mflat6 kn12kn
Tue 20Oct800.2 mflat12 kn17kn
Wed 21Oct800.1 mflat0 kn9kn
Thu 22Oct800.1 mflat3 kn6kn
Fri 23Oct800.1 mflat8 kn20kn
Sat 24Oct800.0 mflat4 kn9kn
Sun 25Oct800.1 mflat10 kn16kn
Mon 26Oct800.0 mflat3 kn9kn
Tue 27Oct800.0 mflat9 kn13kn

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 £425–£835 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £220–£450
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£30
  • Food £155–£290

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