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Windjammer Wreck, United States

No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Key West, is 108 km away. Nearest airport: EYW (EYW), 113 km.

About Windjammer Wreck

A wreck dive. It goes down to 7 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water 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 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 30°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Open Water divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 5. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Key West, is 108 km away. Nearest airport: EYW (EYW), 113 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 8 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 7 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • 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 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Nov and Dec (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 7 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → EYW · Skyscanner from about £175 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 2 h 15 from the airport to Windjammer Wreck.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Key West, is 108 km away. Nearest airport: EYW (EYW), 113 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Dive site

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: Sea 0.5 m. Wind 13 kn gusting 21.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Windjammer Wreck
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct17, poor0.8 m18 kn24knboats in
Mon 19Oct0, poor0.8 m21 kn29knboats in
Tue 20Oct26, poor0.7 m17 kn24knboats in
Wed 21Oct71, good0.5 m13 kn19kn
Thu 22Oct72, good0.5 m13 kn21kn
Fri 23Oct63, good0.5 m16 kn22kn
Sat 24Oct27, poor0.6 m18 kn25knboats in
Sun 25Oct0, poor0.9 m24 kn33knboats in
Mon 26Oct0, poor1.0 m22 kn33knboats in
Tue 27Oct26, poor0.7 m16 kn24knboats 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 Open Water divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar6of 7
  4. Apr6of 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 £585–£1,105 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 £175–£370
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £115–£190
  • Food £260–£480

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