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Harbour Lookoff, Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Near Schooner Reaper (1899), 2 km away. Photo: Coastal Elite from Halifax, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Schooner Reaper (1899)

Dive site · Canada

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

62Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
13°C

Wed 4 · 62 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
9 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
11°C

Thu 5 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
15°C

Fri 6 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
16°C

Sat 7 · 62 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
17°C

Sun 8 · 58 out of 100

Sea
0.9 m
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
15°C

Mon 9 · 61 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
14°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 262, good
  2. Tue 363, good
  3. Wed 462, good
  4. Thu 563, good
  5. Fri 663, good
  6. Sat 762, good
  7. Sun 858, fair
  8. Mon 961, good
  9. Tue 1054, fair
  10. Wed 1161, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 26 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 10 °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 experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Schooner Reaper (1899)
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov62, good0.4 m7 kn15kn18°C
Tue 3Nov63, good0.3 m4 kn9kn13°C
Wed 4Nov62, good0.3 m9 kn16kn11°C
Thu 5Nov63, good0.4 m1 kn5kn15°C
Fri 6Nov63, good0.3 m5 kn14kn16°C
Sat 7Nov62, good0.4 m5 kn8kn17°C
Sun 8Nov58, fair0.9 m5 kn21kn15°C
Mon 9Nov61, good0.6 m8 kn21kn14°C
Tue 10Nov54, fair0.7 m9 kn30knboats in11°C
Wed 11Nov61, good0.5 m9 kn27kn9°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 NovHigh 01:38 +0.6 mLow 08:10 −0.5 mHigh 13:47 +0.6 mLow 20:40 −0.7 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 02:45 +0.6 mLow 09:20 −0.5 mHigh 14:59 +0.6 mLow 21:44 −0.7 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 03:48 +0.7 mLow 10:23 −0.6 mHigh 16:07 +0.6 mLow 22:43 −0.7 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.

Map

the site, its town, photos

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Photos of Schooner Reaper (1899)

Moon Over Pt. Pleasant Harbour -1 , Halifax, N.S., Canada
Near Schooner Reaper (1899), 2 km away. Photo: How bonavista, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
NS-08493 - Pier & Lighthouse
Near Schooner Reaper (1899), 2 km away. Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
NS-08508 - Garrison Pier & Lighthouse
Near Schooner Reaper (1899), 2 km away. Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Schooner Reaper (1899)

A wreck dive. It goes down to 26 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away. The sea is about 2°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 Halifax. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 5 wind sports spots, 9 dive sites and 1 climbing area.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 26 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 10 km, the nearest 15 km away.

Water about 10°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, May, Jul, Aug and Sep (about 7 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$851–US$1,560 each

about US$851–US$1,560 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to YHZ, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$201–US$422
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$67–US$107
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$275–US$456
Food7 days eating outabout US$308–US$576
Totalabout US$851–US$1,560

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: Halifax

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Closest

Halifax

about 10 min by car · 53 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 53 places to stay in Halifax · Booking.com

About Halifax 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 30m

About 7h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → YHZ, direct, then 50 min 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 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.

  • Joey Scomber scombrus

    Seen in 612 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: Mackerel tracking in the Northwest Arm; Canadian Maritimes Fishermen and Scientists Research Society Lobster Recruitment Index from Standard Traps- 2003+; EC-CWS Eastern Canada Seabirds at Sea. Credits

This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.