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Plage de Saint-Pierre et Montagne Pelée
Near Épave Amelie, 2 km away. Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Épave Amelie

Dive site · France

Open Water divers and up

Scored for Advanced divers

Is it worth the trip?

92Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

5 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 90 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
29°C

Tue 3 · 91 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
30°C

Wed 4 · 92 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
29°C

Thu 5 · 92 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
28°C

Fri 6 · 92 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
28°C

Sat 7 · 92 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
27°C

Sun 8 · 92 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
27°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 191, good
  2. Mon 290, good
  3. Tue 391, good
  4. Wed 492, good
  5. Thu 592, good
  6. Fri 692, good
  7. Sat 792, good
  8. Sun 892, good
  9. Mon 991, good
  10. Tue 1091, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 12 mits deepest
  • From the shorehow you get in
  • Open Waterand up
  • Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
  • Faces Wswell 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 Épave Amelie
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov91, good0.3 m2 kn5kn30°C
Mon 2Nov90, good0.4 m4 kn8kn29°C
Tue 3Nov91, good0.4 m4 kn8kn30°C
Wed 4Nov92, good0.3 m3 kn5kn29°C
Thu 5Nov92, good0.2 mflat1 kn5kn28°C
Fri 6Nov92, good0.2 mflat2 kn5kn28°C
Sat 7Nov92, good0.2 mflat3 kn11kn27°C
Sun 8Nov92, good0.2 mflat4 kn11kn27°C
Mon 9Nov91, good0.3 m5 kn8kn29°C
Tue 10Nov91, good0.3 m3 kn7kn29°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 07:32 −0.2 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 00:11 +0.2 mLow 08:35 −0.1 mHigh 16:35 +0.1 mLow 19:51 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 01:41 +0.2 mLow 09:36 −0.1 mHigh 16:51 +0.1 mLow 21:58 +0.0 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. Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 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 and its town

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 Épave Amelie

A wreck dive. It goes down to 12 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Les Trois-Îlets. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 4 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 12 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 16 km away.

Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility over 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Nov (over 30 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$1,060–US$1,950 each

about US$1,060–US$1,950 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to UVF, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$322–US$663
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Totalabout US$1,060–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: Les Trois-Îlets

Closest

Les Trois-Îlets

46 min by car · 9 places to stay

See 9 places to stay in Les Trois-Îlets · Booking.com

About Les Trois-Îlets its beds, food and every spot near it

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 11h 40m

About 11h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → UVF, direct, then 2h 15m 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: visibility over 30 m, about usual for the month (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.