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Tobermory shore line - panoramio (1)
Near Philo Scoville (Wreck), 2 km away. Photo: Francine Pallister, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Philo Scoville (Wreck)

Dive site · Canada

Advanced divers and up

Fresh water: lake, river or quarry

Is it worth the trip?

61Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Fresh water (a lake, river or quarry): no sea, so scored on wind and rain only, Wind 6 kn

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 58 out of 100

Wind
15 kn
Gusts
20kn
Rain
3.9 mm
Air
14°C

Wed 4 · 59 out of 100

Wind
14 kn
Gusts
18kn
Rain
1.1 mm
Air
15°C

Thu 5 · 63 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Rain
0 mm
Air
12°C

Fri 6 · 60 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
8kn
Rain
3.9 mm
Air
12°C

Sat 7 · 60 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Rain
4.5 mm
Air
9°C

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
10kn
Rain
0 mm
Air
7°C

Mon 9 · 62 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
17kn
Rain
0 mm
Air
8°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 263, good
  2. Tue 358, fair
  3. Wed 459, fair
  4. Thu 563, good
  5. Fri 660, good
  6. Sat 760, good
  7. Sun 864, good
  8. Mon 962, good
  9. Tue 1056, fair
  10. Wed 1161, good

The site in four facts

  • Down to 24 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Advancedand up
  • Fresh watera lake, quarry or spring

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.

Fresh water: lake, river or quarry: scored by other rules.

Fresh water has no waves to forecast, so the 39 points out of 100 that a sea site gets for a calm sea are given in full. The day turns on the wind (20 points) and the rain (6); gusts of 30 kn or more still score it nothing.

No satellite reads a lake's clarity or its water, so its day is its surface alone: 65 of 100, where a sea site also scores up to 20 for how far you see and 10 for warm water (D275).

No sea temperature is read for it: nothing forecasts a lake's water, and it is often much colder at depth than at the top. Ask a dive centre what suit to bring.

Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.

Wind and rain forecast and score for each day at Philo Scoville (Wreck)
DayScoreWindGustsRainAir
Mon 2Nov63, good7 kn8kn0 mm14°C
Tue 3Nov58, fair15 kn20kn3.9 mm14°C
Wed 4Nov59, fair14 kn18kn1.1 mm15°C
Thu 5Nov63, good8 kn16kn0 mm12°C
Fri 6Nov60, good6 kn8kn3.9 mm12°C
Sat 7Nov60, good8 kn16kn4.5 mm9°C
Sun 8Nov64, good6 kn10kn0 mm7°C
Mon 9Nov62, good11 kn17kn0 mm8°C
Tue 10Nov56, fair17 kn27kn0 mm9°C
Wed 11Nov61, good13 kn22kn0 mm9°C

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. 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.

Map

the site, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Philo Scoville (Wreck)

Tobermory Shore line, view of Russel and Devils Island - panoramio
Near Philo Scoville (Wreck), 2 km away. Photo: Francine Pallister, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Big Tub Harbour - Tobermory, Ontario, Canada - October 13, 2023
Near Philo Scoville (Wreck), 2 km away. Photo: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Vrak Sweepstakes, Big Tub Harbour - panoramio
Near Philo Scoville (Wreck), 2 km away. Photo: Martin Cígler, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Philo Scoville (Wreck)

A wreck dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. It goes down to 24 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 2.9 km away. The town to stay in is Tobermory. Within 5 km we also list 6 dive sites.

  • Water Fresh water: a lake, river or quarry, not the sea. It is scored on its wind and rain only.
  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 24 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 2.9 km away.

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$837–US$1,510 each

about US$837–US$1,510 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 CIU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$121–US$255
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$134–US$228
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$275–US$456
Food7 days eating outabout US$308–US$576
Totalabout US$837–US$1,510

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: Tobermory

Closest

Tobermory

about 5 min by car · 27 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 27 places to stay in Tobermory · Booking.com

About Tobermory its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$100 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 7h 50m

About 7h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CIU, direct, then 4h 30m by road

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

In the water

Dive centres nearby

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