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Wreck of the City of Taunton, 1
City of Taunton. Photo: Bmags16, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

City of Taunton

Dive site · United States

Open Water divers and up

Scored for Advanced divers

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
17°C

Tue 3 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
18°C

Wed 4 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
19°C

Thu 5 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
20°C

Fri 6 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
20°C

Sat 7 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
15°C

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
12°C

Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 166, good
  2. Mon 265, good
  3. Tue 365, good
  4. Wed 464, good
  5. Thu 564, good
  6. Fri 663, good
  7. Sat 763, good
  8. Sun 864, good
  9. Mon 966, good
  10. Tue 1065, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 4 mits deepest
  • From the shorehow you get in
  • Open Waterand up
  • Water 13 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
  • Faces SWswell 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at City of Taunton
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov66, good0.1 mflat3 kn10kn11°C
Mon 2Nov65, good0.1 mflat6 kn11kn17°C
Tue 3Nov65, good0.1 mflat5 kn12kn18°C
Wed 4Nov64, good0.1 mflat7 kn12kn19°C
Thu 5Nov64, good0.1 mflat6 kn10kn20°C
Fri 6Nov63, good0.2 mflat7 kn18kn20°C
Sat 7Nov63, good0.2 mflat5 kn16kn15°C
Sun 8Nov64, good0.1 mflat7 kn19kn12°C
Mon 9Nov66, good0.1 mflat0 kn6kn12°C
Tue 10Nov65, good0.1 mflat6 kn13kn12°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 04:49 −0.3 mHigh 12:24 +0.6 mLow 19:26 −0.2 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 01:01 +0.3 mLow 06:42 −0.3 mHigh 13:39 +0.6 mLow 20:58 −0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 02:20 +0.4 mLow 08:56 −0.3 mHigh 14:47 +0.6 mLow 21:54 −0.4 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).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. 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, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of City of Taunton

Battleship Cove - panoramio (2)
Near City of Taunton, 1 km away. Photo: LEONARDO DASILVA, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Torpedo launchers on USS Lionfish, Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts, US (PPL1-Corrected) julesvernex2-2
Near City of Taunton, 1 km away. Photo: Jules Verne Times Two, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Torpedo launchers on USS Lionfish, Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts, US (PPL2-Enhanced) julesvernex2
Near City of Taunton, 1 km away. Photo: Jules Verne Times Two, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About City of Taunton

A wreck dive. It goes down to 4 m. You get in from the shore. 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 28 km away. The sea is about 3°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 23°C in August, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Fall River. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 4 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 28 km away.

Water about 13°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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$858–US$1,570 each

about US$858–US$1,570 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PVD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$167–US$348
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$80
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$301–US$502
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Totalabout US$858–US$1,570

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: Fall River

Closest

Fall River

4 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Fall River · Booking.com

About Fall River 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 4h 50m

About 4h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PVD, direct, then 40 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 25 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.

What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.