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U-701 (Wrack), United States

No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Buxton, is 124 km away. Nearest airport: EWN (EWN), 236 km.

About U-701 (Wrack)

A wreck dive. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 23°C in February, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For experienced divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 6 good days in 7; in January and March, about 3. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Buxton, is 124 km away. Nearest airport: EWN (EWN), 236 km.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up: no source states its depth or level, so we never offer it to a new diver.
  • 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 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility over 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep (over 30 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. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Buxton, is 124 km away. Nearest airport: EWN (EWN), 236 km.

  2. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: Sea 2 m. Wind 13 kn gusting 22.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at U-701 (Wrack)
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct0, poor5.9 m34 kn47knboats in
Mon 19Oct0, poor5.6 m31 kn43knboats in
Tue 20Oct0, poor4.4 m25 kn38knboats in
Wed 21Oct22, poor4.3 m21 kn31knboats in
Thu 22Oct31, poor3.3 m15 kn26kn
Fri 23Oct57, good2.0 m13 kn22kn
Sat 24Oct36, fair2.2 m20 kn31knboats in
Sun 25Oct0, poor3.1 m25 kn36knboats in
Mon 26Oct28, poor3.7 m18 kn26kn
Tue 27Oct32, poor4.5 m14 kn22kn

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. 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. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul6of 7
  8. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. 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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