S.S. Ilex, Canada
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Port Kirwan, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YYT (YYT), 74 km.
About S.S. Ilex
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 E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 0°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 14°C in August, its warmest (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit). For experienced divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 4. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Port Kirwan, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YYT (YYT), 74 km.
- 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 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
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Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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Water about 10°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 7 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar and Jun (about 15 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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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Port Kirwan, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YYT (YYT), 74 km.
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Forecast
Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.8 m. Wind 10 kn gusting 14.
The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | 0.8 m | 10 kn | 14kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 0.5 m | 4 kn | 13kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 76, good | 0.4 m | 7 kn | 10kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 80, good | 0.7 m | 14 kn | 19kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | 0.5 m | 11 kn | 15kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 53, good | 1.1 m | 16 kn | 32kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 62, good | 1.3 m | 13 kn | 25kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 79, good | 0.8 m | 13 kn | 25kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | 0.5 m | 10 kn | 12kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 80, good | 0.4 m | 8 kn | 17kn |
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).
- Jan4of 7
- Feb5of 7
- Mar5of 7
- Apr6of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug7of 7
- Sep7of 7
- Oct6of 7
- Nov5of 7
- Dec4of 7
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
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