Naufrágio Castor
Dive site · Brazil
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
67Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Sea 0.7 m, Visibility about 6 m, Water 26 °C
Tue 3 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 67 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 18knboats in
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 67 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 17knboats in
- Air
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 67 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 22knboats in
- Air
- 30°C
Mon 9 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 25°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 269, good
- Tue 369, good
- Wed 467, good
- Thu 566, good
- Fri 667, good
- Sat 767, good
- Sun 866, good
- Mon 965, good
- Tue 1061, good
The site in four facts
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 26 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Eswell 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 69, good | 0.6 m | 6 kn | 12kn | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 69, good | 0.7 m | 3 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 67, good | 0.9 m | 7 kn | 13kn | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 66, good | 0.8 m | 9 kn | 18knboats in | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 67, good | 0.9 m | 7 kn | 17knboats in | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 67, good | 0.8 m | 8 kn | 15kn | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 66, good | 0.9 m | 10 kn | 22knboats in | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 65, good | 0.8 m | 6 kn | 21kn | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 61, good | 1.1 m | 13 kn | 29kn | 26°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 03:40 −0.6 mHigh 10:07 +0.5 mLow 16:19 −0.3 mHigh 22:15 +0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:01 −0.7 mHigh 11:21 +0.6 mLow 17:30 −0.5 mHigh 23:27 +0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 06:02 −0.8 mHigh 12:15 +0.7 mLow 18:24 −0.6 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).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec7of 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
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Naufrágio Castor
A wreck dive. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W 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 25°C in July, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in March, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Santa Cruz Cabrália.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced 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 26°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 6 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb and Mar (about 10 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$918–US$1,780 each
about US$918–US$1,780 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 BPS, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$549–US$1,140 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$33–US$54 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$174–US$295 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$161–US$295 |
| Total | about US$918–US$1,780 |
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: Santa Cruz Cabrália
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about 20 min by car · 23 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Santa Cruz Cabrália its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$67 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 20h 40m
About 20h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BPS, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 35 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Santa Cruz Cabrália · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Santa Cruz Cabrália · GetYourGuide
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.
This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.