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Phyllisia Shipwreck, South Africa

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About Phyllisia Shipwreck

A wreck dive. It goes down to 5 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. The sea is about 15°C in August, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 19°C in January, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Advanced divers the best month is usually February, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Scarborough Western Cape. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 2 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 5 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 13 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.

What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 26 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. MDW to CPT, changing at ATL.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Phyllisia Shipwreck.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: Sea 0.7 m. Wind 10 kn gusting 20.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct321.6 m11 kn21kn
Mon 19Oct421.1 m10 kn18kn
Tue 20Oct520.9 m9 kn16kn
Wed 21Oct01.7 m18 kn33knboats in
Thu 22Oct321.3 m11 kn19kn
Fri 23Oct421.1 m6 kn13kn
Sat 24Oct720.7 m10 kn20kn
Sun 25Oct00.8 m18 kn31knboats in
Mon 26Oct01.1 m19 kn33knboats in
Tue 27Oct01.1 m23 kn39knboats in

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. What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives.

The season

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

  1. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec2of 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 £1,075–£2,130 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 £765–£1,585
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £50–£85
  • Stay £110–£185
  • Food £115–£210

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