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USS Cyclops (Wrack), United States

No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Chincoteague Island, is 80 km away. Nearest airport: OCE (OCE), 104 km.

About USS Cyclops (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 10°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 26°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For experienced divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Chincoteague Island, is 80 km away. Nearest airport: OCE (OCE), 104 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.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 50 km.

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Water about 20°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep (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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From Chicago: about 6 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to ORF, direct.

    See flights MDW → ORF · Skyscanner from about £130 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 2 h 50 from the airport to USS Cyclops (Wrack).

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Chincoteague Island, is 80 km away. Nearest airport: OCE (OCE), 104 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 26: Sea 1.4 m. Wind 11 kn gusting 15.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at USS Cyclops (Wrack)
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct0, poor3.8 m32 kn44knboats in
Mon 19Oct0, poor3.9 m27 kn35knboats in
Tue 20Oct0, poor3.6 m26 kn36knboats in
Wed 21Oct8, poor3.6 m25 kn33knboats in
Thu 22Oct44, fair2.1 m13 kn24kn
Fri 23Oct51, good2.0 m17 kn25kn
Sat 24Oct69, good1.7 m16 kn22kn
Sun 25Oct68, good1.7 m11 kn20kn
Mon 26Oct80, good1.4 m11 kn15kn
Tue 27Oct67, good1.6 m11 kn16kn

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. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec5of 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 £540–£1,010 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 £130–£275
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £115–£190
  • Food £260–£480

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