USS Strength, United States
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Panama City Beach, 19 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ECP (ECP), 37 km.
About USS Strength
A wreck dive. It goes down to 23 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 14 km away. The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 30°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Panama City Beach, 19 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ECP (ECP), 37 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 23 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 14 km away.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
Diver's Den 14 km
Big Willy's Surf & Swim 18 km
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 26°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Dec (about 9 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 5 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to ECP, direct.
See flights MDW → ECP · Skyscanner from about £140 returnAdGetting there. 1 h from the airport to USS Strength.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Panama City Beach, 19 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ECP (ECP), 37 km.
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Forecast
Best on Tue 20: Sea 0.5 m. Wind 12 kn gusting 18.
The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 74, good | 0.6 m | 15 kn | 22kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 77, good | 0.4 m | 13 kn | 20kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 80, good | 0.5 m | 12 kn | 18kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 9 kn | 15kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 7 kn | 12kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 7 kn | 12kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 79, good | 0.5 m | 12 kn | 21kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 77, good | 0.5 m | 13 kn | 26kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | 0.4 m | 12 kn | 21kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 77, good | 0.5 m | 13 kn | 23kn |
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 Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7
- Feb7of 7
- Mar7of 7
- Apr7of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug7of 7
- Sep7of 7
- Oct7of 7
- Nov7of 7
- Dec7of 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 £500–£940 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 £140–£290
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Taxi £65–£105
- Food £260–£480
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