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Pendennis Shore Dive
Dive site · UK
Is it worth the trip?
57Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Sea: flat, Water 13 °C, Wind 1 kn
Tue 3 · 59 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 47 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.2 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 56 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 11°C
Sat 7 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 10°C
Mon 9 · 2 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 19 kn
- Gusts
- 33knboats in
- Air
- 12°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 261, good
- Tue 359, fair
- Wed 447, fair
- Thu 556, fair
- Fri 664, good
- Sat 765, good
- Sun 866, good
- Mon 92, poor
- Tue 1061, good
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 13 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
- Faces SEswell 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 | 61, good | 0.6 m | 9 kn | 16kn | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 59, fair | 0.8 m | 11 kn | 19kn | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 47, fair | 1.2 m | 15 kn | 27kn | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 56, fair | 0.9 m | 14 kn | 24kn | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 64, good | 0.3 m | 5 kn | 14kn | 11°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 65, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 8kn | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 66, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 6kn | 10°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 2, poor | 0.9 m | 19 kn | 33knboats in | 12°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 61, good | 0.7 m | 7 kn | 15kn | 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 04:27 −1.5 mHigh 10:13 +1.5 mLow 17:13 −1.6 mHigh 23:03 +1.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:41 −1.4 mHigh 11:42 +1.3 mLow 18:27 −1.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:48 +1.1 mLow 06:54 −1.4 mHigh 13:20 +1.4 mLow 19:36 −1.7 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
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 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
- Jul7of 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
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec6of 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 Pendennis Shore Dive
It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.4 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). The town to stay in is Falmouth. Within 5 km we also list 2 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.4 km away.
Water about 13°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$1,110–US$2,080 each
about US$1,110–US$2,080 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 NQY, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$435–US$898 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$74–US$127 |
| 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$1,110–US$2,080 |
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: Falmouth
about 5 min by car · 93 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Falmouth 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 25m
About 16h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → NQY, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 55 min by road
Flights ORD → NQY on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Falmouth · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Falmouth · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Seaways Diving 4.4 km
Porthkerris Divers 9.2 km
Wavecrest Scuba 23 km
Viewpoint Diving Centre 25 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.
Dogfish Scyliorhinus caniculaShark
Seen in 42 records.
Nursehound Scyliorhinus stellarisShark
Seen in 42 records.
Basking shark Cetorhinus maximusShark
Seen in 14 records, mostly Apr to Jun.
Roker Raja clavataRay
Seen in 32 records.
Spotted ray Raja montaguiRay
Seen in 30 records, mostly Jan to Apr.
Marthasterias glacialis
Seen in 122 records, mostly May to Sep.
Common brittlestar Ophiothrix fragilis
Seen in 105 records, mostly Sep.
Ophiocomina nigra
Seen in 94 records, mostly Sep.
Anemonia viridis
Seen in 78 records, mostly Apr to Sep.
Synarachnactis lloydii
Seen in 76 records, mostly Sep.
Brown crab Cancer pagurus
Seen in 53 records, mostly May to Sep.
Common sea star Asterias rubens
Seen in 48 records, mostly Jun 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; 2001-2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Shore Thing Survey; Basking Shark Project - citizen science observations of Cetorhinus maximus. Credits
What is under the water this week (visibility, current) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.