HMS Port Napier
Dive site · UK
Is it worth the trip?
65Good out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Mon 2 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 11°C
Tue 3 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 3kn
- Air
- 10°C
Wed 4 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 8°C
Fri 6 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 9°C
Sat 7 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 7°C
Sun 8 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 6°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 165, good
- Mon 265, good
- Tue 365, good
- Wed 465, good
- Thu 565, good
- Fri 665, good
- Sat 765, good
- Sun 865, good
- Mon 964, good
- Tue 1064, good
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 11 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
- 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 65, good | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 5kn | 10°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 65, good | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 4kn | 11°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 65, good | 0.0 mflat | 0 kn | 3kn | 10°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 65, good | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 4kn | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 65, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 7kn | 8°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 65, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 4kn | 9°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 65, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 4kn | 7°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 65, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 5kn | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 64, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 11kn | 7°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 64, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 9kn | 6°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 04:56 −1.3 mHigh 10:57 +1.4 mLow 17:45 −1.5 mHigh 23:52 +1.0 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:11 −1.1 mHigh 12:21 +1.3 mLow 19:06 −1.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:38 +0.9 mLow 07:34 −1.1 mHigh 13:59 +1.3 mLow 20:25 −1.5 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.
Map
the site, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About HMS Port Napier
A wreck dive. It suits Open Water 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 8°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 14°C in August, its warmest (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit). The town to stay in is Portree.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water 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 11°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$1,160–US$2,170 each
about US$1,160–US$2,170 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 ORD to EDI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$422–US$884 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$281–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Total | about US$1,160–US$2,170 |
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: Portree
61 min by car · 87 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Portree its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$107 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 15h 45m
About 15h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → EDI, direct, then 3h 50m by road
Flights ORD → EDI on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Portree · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Portree · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Munida rugosa
Seen in 73 records, mostly Sep to Oct.
Edible sea urchin Echinus esculentus
Seen in 58 records, mostly Sep to Oct.
Common sea star Asterias rubens
Seen in 51 records, mostly Sep to Oct.
Luidia ciliaris
Seen in 43 records, mostly Sep to Oct.
Brown crab Cancer pagurus
Seen in 26 records, mostly Sep to Oct.
Dead man’s fingers Alcyonium digitatum
Seen in 11 records, mostly May to Oct.
Antedon bifida
Seen in 10 records, mostly Mar to Aug.
Synarachnactis lloydii
Seen in 10 records.
Marthasterias glacialis
Seen in 9 records.
Leptometra celtica
Seen in 8 records.
Velvet swimming crab Necora puber
Seen in 7 records.
Common hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus
Seen in 7 records.
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: Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by NatureScot; Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by SeaSearch. Credits
What is under the water this week (visibility, current) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.