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Wicher (szczątki wraku), Poland

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About Wicher (szczątki wraku)

A wreck dive. It suits Open Water 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. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 1.8 km away. The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 20°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). 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. The town to stay in is Hel. Within 5 km we also list 4 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 1.8 km away.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

  • Dive Land 1.8 km

  • Santi 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 14°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct (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 18 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to GDN, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Wicher (szczątki wraku).

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: Sea: flat. Wind 8 kn gusting 16. Rain 10.6 mm.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct680.8 m18 kn28kn
Mon 19Oct780.5 m13 kn19kn
Tue 20Oct730.4 m16 kn22kn
Wed 21Oct790.2 mflat8 kn16knboats in
Thu 22Oct760.2 mflat13 kn24kn
Fri 23Oct750.3 m15 kn22kn
Sat 24Oct730.3 m16 kn24kn
Sun 25Oct650.4 m20 kn27knboats in
Mon 26Oct750.2 mflat12 kn27knboats in
Tue 27Oct710.3 m16 kn22knboats 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 Advanced 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 £865–£1,660 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 £440–£910
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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