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SS Dauntless, United States

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About SS Dauntless

A wreck dive. It goes down to 21 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.6 km away. For experienced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Shoreline.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 21 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.6 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

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

Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Apr and Sep (under 5 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 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), direct.

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  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to SS Dauntless.

  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 6 kn gusting 13.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at SS Dauntless
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.0 mflat6 kn13kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.0 mflat2 kn3kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.1 mflat10 kn20kn
Wed 21Oct80, good0.0 mflat3 kn4kn
Thu 22Oct80, good0.0 mflat6 kn11kn
Fri 23Oct80, good0.0 mflat4 kn10kn
Sat 24Oct79, good0.0 mflat8 kn17kn
Sun 25Oct0, poor0.1 mflat18 kn42knboats in
Mon 26Oct80, good0.0 mflat1 kn7kn
Tue 27Oct80, good0.0 mflat7 kn15kn

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 experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. 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 £830–£1,525 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 £215–£445
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £50–£80
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

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