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Near El Hawi Star Wrack. Photo: BrsJvnvc, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

El Hawi Star Wrack

Dive site · Croatia

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

71Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Sea: flat, Visibility about 10 m, Water 17 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
10°C

Wed 4 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
11°C

Thu 5 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
12°C

Fri 6 · 72 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
14°C

Sat 7 · 73 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
0 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
13°C

Sun 8 · 70 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
12°C

Mon 9 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
14°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 270, good
  2. Tue 371, good
  3. Wed 471, good
  4. Thu 571, good
  5. Fri 672, good
  6. Sat 773, good
  7. Sun 870, good
  8. Mon 963, good
  9. Tue 1060, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 42 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 17 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
  • Faces Sswell 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 experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at El Hawi Star Wrack
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov70, good0.1 mflat8 kn20kn10°C
Tue 3Nov71, good0.0 mflat9 kn21kn10°C
Wed 4Nov71, good0.0 mflat8 kn17kn11°C
Thu 5Nov71, good0.0 mflat7 kn18kn12°C
Fri 6Nov72, good0.0 mflat5 kn15kn14°C
Sat 7Nov73, good0.0 mflat0 kn8kn13°C
Sun 8Nov70, good0.0 mflat1 kn7kn12°C
Mon 9Nov63, good0.1 mflat5 kn12kn14°C
Tue 10Nov60, good0.1 mflat6 kn14kn15°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 05:48 +0.2 mLow 21:28 −0.2 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:55 +0.3 mLow 13:29 −0.1 mHigh 16:52 −0.0 mLow 22:35 −0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 06:13 +0.3 mLow 13:09 −0.1 mHigh 18:06 +0.0 mLow 23:23 −0.2 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.

Map

the site, its town, photos

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Photos of El Hawi Star Wrack

Rijeka - Luka ( Port ) - panoramio
Near El Hawi Star Wrack. Photo: Zoran Kurelić Rabko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rijeka - panoramio - velfran
Near El Hawi Star Wrack. Photo: velfran, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rijeka - panoramio
Near El Hawi Star Wrack. Photo: velfran, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About El Hawi Star Wrack

A wreck dive. It goes down to 42 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.4 km away. The sea is about 11°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 25°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Rijeka. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 42 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.4 km away.

Water about 17°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jul and Aug (about 25 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$1,000–US$1,950 each

about US$1,000–US$1,950 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 ORD to RJK, estimated from distance and season, changing at ZRH, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$516–US$1,080
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$33–US$60
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$214–US$362
Food7 days eating outabout US$241–US$449
Totalabout US$1,000–US$1,950

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: Rijeka

Closest

Rijeka

2 min by car · 86 places to stay

about US$80/nightcountry average

See 86 places to stay in Rijeka · Booking.com

About Rijeka its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$80 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 18h

About 18h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → RJK, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH), then 35 min by road

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

In the water

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

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's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.