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Whittier, Alaska aerial view 2026
Whittier, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

MV Leschi

Dive site · United States

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

62Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Sea: flat, Wind 1 kn

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 56 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 55 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
9 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
5°C

Wed 4 · 56 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
10 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
4°C

Thu 5 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
6°C

Fri 6 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
5°C

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
3°C

Sun 8 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
4°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 161, good
  2. Mon 256, fair
  3. Tue 355, fair
  4. Wed 456, fair
  5. Thu 563, good
  6. Fri 664, good
  7. Sat 764, good
  8. Sun 865, good
  9. Mon 964, good
  10. Tue 1062, good

The site in four facts

  • Down to 17 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • 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 experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at MV Leschi
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov61, good0.1 mflat5 kn9kn4°C
Mon 2Nov56, fair0.2 mflat7 kn11kn3°C
Tue 3Nov55, fair0.3 m9 kn14kn5°C
Wed 4Nov56, fair0.2 mflat10 kn15kn4°C
Thu 5Nov63, good0.1 mflat5 kn9kn6°C
Fri 6Nov64, good0.0 mflat2 kn13kn5°C
Sat 7Nov64, good0.1 mflat5 kn14kn3°C
Sun 8Nov65, good0.1 mflat1 kn6kn4°C
Mon 9Nov64, good0.0 mflat6 kn14kn-1°C
Tue 10Nov62, good0.1 mflat11 kn16kn2°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 00:31 −2.1 mHigh 07:24 +0.9 mLow 12:45 −0.5 mHigh 18:31 +1.3 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 01:41 −1.8 mHigh 08:42 +1.0 mLow 14:16 −0.6 mHigh 20:09 +1.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 02:51 −1.7 mHigh 09:47 +1.2 mLow 15:39 −0.9 mHigh 21:44 +1.0 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.

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 MV Leschi

A wreck dive. It goes down to 17 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, 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 town to stay in is Whittier.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 17 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, 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.

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$1,150–US$2,120 each

about US$1,150–US$2,120 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 ANC, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$348–US$724
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$301–US$502
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Totalabout US$1,150–US$2,120

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: Whittier

Closest

Whittier

15 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Whittier · Booking.com

About Whittier its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 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 10h 25m

About 10h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ANC, direct, then 1h 50m by road

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

In the water

Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 50 km.

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.

What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.