Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
62Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Sea 0.8 m, Visibility about 7 m, Water 16 °C
Tue 3 · 60 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 44 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 22 kn
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Air
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 23°C
Mon 9 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 22°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 265, good
- Tue 360, good
- Wed 444, poor
- Thu 563, good
- Fri 663, good
- Sat 763, good
- Sun 865, good
- Mon 964, good
- Tue 1063, good
- Wed 1125, poor
The site in five facts
- Down to 15 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 16 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Faces Nswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 65, good | 0.8 m | 1 kn | 3kn | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 60, good | 0.8 m | 13 kn | 18kn | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 44, poor | 1.1 m | 22 kn | 28kn | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 63, good | 0.9 m | 5 kn | 9kn | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 63, good | 0.9 m | 4 kn | 10kn | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 63, good | 1.0 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 65, good | 0.8 m | 2 kn | 8kn | 23°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 64, good | 0.8 m | 1 kn | 11kn | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 63, good | 0.9 m | 7 kn | 11kn | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 25, poor | 1.2 m | 20 kn | 30knboats in | 20°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:53 +0.4 mLow 10:06 −0.1 mHigh 15:39 +0.5 mLow 22:42 −0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:32 +0.6 mLow 11:23 −0.3 mHigh 17:01 +0.5 mLow 23:32 −0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 06:08 +0.7 mLow 12:22 −0.5 mHigh 18:11 +0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Map
the site and its town
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Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Aggi
A wreck dive. It goes down to 15 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S 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 13°C in March, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 18°C in September, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Goleta. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 15 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 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Water about 16°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 7 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec (about 8 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,050–US$1,930 each
about US$1,050–US$1,930 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to SBA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$255–US$530 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$302–US$503 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$637 |
| Total | about US$1,050–US$1,930 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Goleta
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about 1h 45m by car · 15 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Goleta its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 7h 45m
About 7h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SBA, direct, then 1h 20m by road
Flights ORD → SBA on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Goleta · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Goleta · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Too few records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
Bat ray Myliobatis californicaRay
Seen in 557 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Bat star Patiria miniata
Seen in 2829 records, mostly Nov.
Anthopleura sola
Seen in 2214 records, mostly Nov.
Red sea urchin Mesocentrotus franciscanus
Seen in 2081 records, mostly Nov.
Purple sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Seen in 1955 records, mostly Nov.
Cribrinopsis albopunctata
Seen in 1590 records, mostly Nov.
Oxyjulis californica
Seen in 1519 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Pisaster giganteus
Seen in 1486 records, mostly Nov.
Sebastes mystinus
Seen in 1478 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Warty Sea Cucumber Apostichopus parvimensis
Seen in 1399 records, mostly Nov.
Blacksmith Chromis punctipinnis
Seen in 1172 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Bodianus pulcher
Seen in 1150 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS, through OBIS; common names from Wikidata. Largest datasets here: PISCO swath transects; PISCO swath transects; cfceb150-bbe2-4efb-8682-14cfc7167e7c; MARINe CBS - Quadrat Surveys Summarized; MARINe CBS - percent cover from point contact surveys. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.