Louis Sheid
Dive site · UK
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
54Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Sea: flat, Visibility under 5 m, Water 14 °C
Mon 2 · 53 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 11°C
Tue 3 · 46 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 11 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 30knboats in
- Air
- 9°C
Thu 5 · 32 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 58 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 12°C
Sat 7 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 9°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 161, good
- Mon 253, fair
- Tue 346, fair
- Wed 411, poor
- Thu 532, poor
- Fri 658, fair
- Sat 764, good
- Sun 866, good
- Mon 952, fair
- Tue 1057, fair
The site in six facts
- Down to 10 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 14 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
- Faces SWswell from there reaches it
- Best in Jul6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 61, good | 0.5 m | 9 kn | 18kn | 11°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 53, fair | 0.7 m | 12 kn | 23kn | 11°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 46, fair | 0.8 m | 12 kn | 23kn | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 11, poor | 1.4 m | 16 kn | 30knboats in | 9°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 32, poor | 1.0 m | 11 kn | 23kn | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 58, fair | 0.6 m | 4 kn | 11kn | 12°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 64, good | 0.2 mflat | 1 kn | 8kn | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 66, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 8kn | 9°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 52, fair | 0.5 m | 14 kn | 24kn | 11°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 57, fair | 0.6 m | 4 kn | 16kn | 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
- Sun 1 NovLow 03:33 −1.7 mHigh 09:28 +1.7 mLow 16:13 −1.7 mHigh 22:09 +1.2 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:37 −1.4 mHigh 10:41 +1.4 mLow 17:23 −1.5 mHigh 23:47 +1.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:50 −1.2 mHigh 12:24 +1.2 mLow 18:39 −1.4 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
best in Jul
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Louis Sheid
A wreck dive. It goes down to 10 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced 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 41 km away. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 17°C in July, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Advanced divers the best month is usually July, with about 6 good days in 7; in February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Thurlestone. Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 10 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 41 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 under 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, May, Jun, Jul, 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$1,170–US$2,200 each
about US$1,170–US$2,200 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 EXT, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$435–US$911 |
| 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$1,170–US$2,200 |
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: Thurlestone
2 min by car · 8 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Thurlestone 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 55m
About 16h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → EXT, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 25m 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 Thurlestone · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Thurlestone · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 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.
Dogfish Scyliorhinus caniculaShark
Seen in 73 records, mostly Nov to Apr.
Nursehound Scyliorhinus stellarisShark
Seen in 66 records.
Spotted ray Raja montaguiRay
Seen in 148 records, mostly Dec to May.
Blonde ray Raja brachyuraRay
Seen in 122 records, mostly Dec to May.
Painted ray Raja microocellataRay
Seen in 64 records.
Roker Raja clavataRay
Seen in 48 records, mostly Nov to Apr.
Undulate ray Raja undulataRay
Seen in 26 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: Great Eggcase Hunt - citizen science observations of chondrichthyian eggcases; Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by SeaSearch; Basking Shark Project - citizen science observations of Cetorhinus maximus. Credits
This week: visibility under 5 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 no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.