Ladybird Cove
Dive site · UK
Is it worth the trip?
46Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Sea: flat, Visibility under 5 m, Water 14 °C
Tue 3 · 30 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 19 kn
- Gusts
- 26knboats in
- Air
- 13°C
Wed 4 · 2 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 26 kn
- Gusts
- 35knboats in
- Air
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 2 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 24 kn
- Gusts
- 33knboats in
- Air
- 11°C
Fri 6 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 12°C
Sat 7 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 9°C
Mon 9 · 19 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 21 kn
- Gusts
- 29knboats in
- Air
- 13°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 233, poor
- Tue 330, poor
- Wed 42, poor
- Thu 52, poor
- Fri 663, good
- Sat 765, good
- Sun 866, good
- Mon 919, poor
- Tue 1061, good
The site in four facts
- From the shorehow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 14 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
- Faces NEswell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 33, poor | 0.5 m | 17 kn | 24kn | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 30, poor | 0.6 m | 19 kn | 26knboats in | 13°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 2, poor | 1.0 m | 26 kn | 35knboats in | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 2, poor | 0.8 m | 24 kn | 33knboats in | 11°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 63, good | 0.3 m | 3 kn | 6kn | 12°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 65, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 8kn | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 66, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 10kn | 9°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 19, poor | 0.6 m | 21 kn | 29knboats in | 13°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 61, good | 0.4 m | 8 kn | 13kn | 14°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 NovLow 04:43 −1.1 mHigh 11:33 +1.2 mLow 17:32 −1.2 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:37 +0.8 mLow 05:56 −0.9 mHigh 13:06 +1.1 mLow 18:54 −1.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:04 +0.9 mLow 07:21 −0.9 mHigh 14:26 +1.2 mLow 20:17 −1.2 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.
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).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 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
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 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
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Photos of Ladybird Cove
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Ladybird Cove
You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away. The sea is about 9°C in March, its coldest month (drysuit), and 17°C in July, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Brixham. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 2 dive sites.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- 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 14°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov (about 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$1,120–US$2,110 each
about US$1,120–US$2,110 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to EXT, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$435–US$911 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$87–US$147 |
| 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$1,120–US$2,110 |
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: Brixham
about 5 min by car · 88 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Brixham 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 16h 30m
About 16h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → EXT, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h by road
Flights ORD → EXT on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Brixham · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Brixham · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Teign Diving Centre 16 km
Edge Watersports 24 km
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
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.
Nursehound Scyliorhinus stellarisShark
Seen in 23 records, mostly Nov to Apr.
Dogfish Scyliorhinus caniculaShark
Seen in 20 records.
Velvet swimming crab Necora puber
Seen in 53 records, mostly May to Sep.
Brown crab Cancer pagurus
Seen in 42 records, mostly May to Sep.
Anemonia viridis
Seen in 37 records, mostly Apr to Sep.
Dead man’s fingers Alcyonium digitatum
Seen in 28 records, mostly May to Jul.
Common hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus
Seen in 27 records, mostly May to Sep.
Common sea star Asterias rubens
Seen in 23 records, mostly May to Jul.
Common prawn Palaemon serratus
Seen in 17 records, mostly Sep to Dec.
Goldsinny Ctenolabrus rupestris
Seen in 16 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Synarachnactis lloydii
Seen in 12 records, mostly May to Sep.
Jewel anemone Corynactis viridis
Seen in 10 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
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 SeaSearch; Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by Natural England; Great Eggcase Hunt - citizen science observations of chondrichthyian eggcases; Basking Shark Project - citizen science observations of Cetorhinus maximus. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.