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Newhaven scuba dive site

Dive site · UK

Advanced divers and up

Is it worth the trip?

62Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 58 out of 100

Sea
0.5 m
Wind
14 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
12°C

Wed 4 · 51 out of 100

Sea
0.9 m
Wind
18 kn
Gusts
28knboats in
Air
11°C

Thu 5 · 58 out of 100

Sea
0.5 m
Wind
15 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
10°C

Fri 6 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
10°C

Sat 7 · 66 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
11°C

Sun 8 · 66 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
10°C

Mon 9 · 61 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
11 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
11°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 258, fair
  2. Tue 358, fair
  3. Wed 451, fair
  4. Thu 558, fair
  5. Fri 665, good
  6. Sat 766, good
  7. Sun 866, good
  8. Mon 961, good
  9. Tue 1060, good

The site in three facts

  • Advancedand up
  • Water 14 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
  • Faces Sswell 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.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Newhaven scuba dive site
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov58, fair0.4 m15 kn22kn12°C
Tue 3Nov58, fair0.5 m14 kn23kn12°C
Wed 4Nov51, fair0.9 m18 kn28knboats in11°C
Thu 5Nov58, fair0.5 m15 kn22kn10°C
Fri 6Nov65, good0.1 mflat6 kn11kn10°C
Sat 7Nov66, good0.1 mflat3 kn8kn11°C
Sun 8Nov66, good0.1 mflat4 kn11kn10°C
Mon 9Nov61, good0.2 mflat11 kn17kn11°C
Tue 10Nov60, good0.4 m8 kn18kn14°C

Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More

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).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. 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 and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Newhaven scuba dive site

It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 18°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Brighton. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.

Water about 14°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$1,190–US$2,210 each

about US$1,190–US$2,210 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 LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$449–US$925
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Totalabout US$1,190–US$2,210

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: Brighton

Closest

Brighton

about 10 min by car · 249 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 249 places to stay in Brighton · Booking.com

About Brighton 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 14h 05m

About 14h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LHR, direct, then 1h 40m by road

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

In the water

Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 25 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.