Axel Carlson
Dive site · United States
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
60Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Sea 0.3 m, Visibility under 5 m, Water 14 °C
Mon 2 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 15°C
Tue 3 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 3kn
- Air
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 3kn
- Air
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 49 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.2 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 48 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.3 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 45 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.2 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 22knboats in
- Air
- 14°C
Sun 8 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 12°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 164, good
- Mon 264, good
- Tue 365, good
- Wed 464, good
- Thu 549, fair
- Fri 648, fair
- Sat 745, fair
- Sun 862, good
- Mon 963, good
- Tue 102, poor
The site in six facts
- Down to 22 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 14 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
- Faces SEswell from there reaches it
- Best May–Aug7 good days in 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 64, good | 0.5 m | 5 kn | 10kn | 13°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 64, good | 0.4 m | 3 kn | 5kn | 15°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 65, good | 0.3 m | 1 kn | 3kn | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 64, good | 0.4 m | 3 kn | 3kn | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 49, fair | 1.2 m | 13 kn | 16kn | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 48, fair | 1.3 m | 10 kn | 18kn | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 45, fair | 1.2 m | 16 kn | 22knboats in | 14°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 62, good | 0.6 m | 8 kn | 17kn | 12°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 63, good | 0.5 m | 5 kn | 9kn | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 2, poor | 1.6 m | 29 kn | 42knboats in | 15°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:42 −0.5 mHigh 12:12 +0.8 mLow 18:49 −0.6 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:56 +0.5 mLow 06:54 −0.5 mHigh 13:20 +0.7 mLow 19:52 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:05 +0.5 mLow 08:06 −0.5 mHigh 14:26 +0.7 mLow 20:51 −0.6 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
best May–Aug
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 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
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec6of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Axel Carlson
A wreck dive. It goes down to 22 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW 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 5°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 24°C in July, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and March, about 5. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Beach Haven.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 22 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 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. Much the same all year (under 5 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$951–US$1,710 each
about US$951–US$1,710 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to PHL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$154–US$315 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Total | about US$951–US$1,710 |
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: Beach Haven
30 min by car · 30 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Beach Haven 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 5h 55m
About 5h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → PHL, direct, then 2h 05m by road
Flights MDW → PHL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Beach Haven · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Beach Haven · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.
This week: visibility under 5 m, clearer than usual (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.
The current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.