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U296, UK

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About U296

A wreck dive. It goes down to 40 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, by its depth. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 17°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For experienced divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in December, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Brixham.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 40 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, by its depth against the depths each course trains to.
  • 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 16°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 9 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct and Nov (about 10 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 16 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 4 h 25 from the airport to U296.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: Sea 1.1 m. Wind 13 kn gusting 19.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct721.6 m17 kn29kn
Mon 19Oct771.1 m15 kn27kn
Tue 20Oct801.1 m13 kn19kn
Wed 21Oct02.9 m29 kn40knboats in
Thu 22Oct312.1 m25 kn32knboats in
Fri 23Oct06.0 m39 kn69knboats in
Sat 24Oct412.2 m19 kn31knboats in
Sun 25Oct03.3 m25 kn39knboats in
Mon 26Oct02.9 m27 kn37knboats in
Tue 27Oct04.5 m26 kn40knboats 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. 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. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec3of 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 £1,025–£1,925 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 £395–£820
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £250–£420
  • Food £240–£445

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