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SS Braunton, UK

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Eastbourne, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LGW (LGW), 61 km.

About SS Braunton

A wreck dive. It goes down to 36 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 18°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Advanced divers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Eastbourne, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LGW (LGW), 61 km.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 36 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 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 16°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 6 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct (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 14 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LHR, direct.

    See flights ORD → LHR · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 2 h 05 from the airport to SS Braunton.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Eastbourne, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LGW (LGW), 61 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: Sea 0.3 m. Wind 10 kn gusting 18.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at SS Braunton
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct68, good0.6 m19 kn28knboats in
Mon 19Oct80, good0.3 m10 kn18kn
Tue 20Oct77, good0.4 m7 kn17kn
Wed 21Oct0, poor0.8 m20 kn33knboats in
Thu 22Oct77, good1.0 m13 kn28knboats in
Fri 23Oct0, poor2.1 m26 kn61knboats in
Sat 24Oct40, fair0.7 m10 kn30knboats in
Sun 25Oct0, poor1.6 m31 kn41knboats in
Mon 26Oct0, poor1.3 m25 kn38knboats in
Tue 27Oct0, poor2.2 m34 kn52knboats 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. 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 Advanced 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. Oct6of 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 £775–£1,505 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 £395–£820
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Food £240–£445

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