SMS Karlsruhe
Dive site · UK
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
58Fair out of 100 for your dates
6 days tie for best, usually
Tue 3 · 58 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Wed 4 · 58 out of 100
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Thu 5 · 58 out of 100
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Fri 6 · 58 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 58 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 58 out of 100
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Mon 9 · 55 out of 100
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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates
The site in five facts
- Down to 25 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 11 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
- Faces Eswell from there reaches it
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Air |
|---|---|
| Tue 3to 9usually | 10°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
Water about 11°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
SMS Karlsruhe on Google Maps · Directions
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More diving near here
5 places
- SMS Dresden 1.2 km away
- SMS Markgraf 1.3 km away
- SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm 1.5 km away
- SMS Brummer 2.2 km away
- SMS Cöln 2.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About SMS Karlsruhe
A wreck dive. It goes down to 25 m. 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 10 km, the nearest 10 km away. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 13°C in August, its warmest (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit). The town to stay in is Houton. Within 5 km we also list 7 dive sites.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 25 m.
- 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 10 km, the nearest 10 km away.
Water about 11°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$1,160–US$2,160 each
about US$1,160–US$2,160 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to INV, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$422–US$871 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| 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$1,160–US$2,160 |
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: Houton
about 10 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Houton 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 18h 45m
About 18h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → INV, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 3h 05m by road
Flights ORD → INV on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Houton · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Houton · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
The Diving Cellar 10 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.
Common sea star Asterias rubens
Seen in 26 records, mostly Jun to Nov.
Edible sea urchin Echinus esculentus
Seen in 26 records.
Common hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus
Seen in 19 records, mostly Aug to Dec.
Velvet swimming crab Necora puber
Seen in 18 records, mostly Aug to Dec.
Dead man’s fingers Alcyonium digitatum
Seen in 17 records.
Brown crab Cancer pagurus
Seen in 14 records, mostly Jun to Nov.
Antedon bifida
Seen in 11 records, mostly Jun to Nov.
Butterfish Pholis gunnellus
Seen in 7 records.
Polybius depurator
Seen in 6 records.
Pomatoschistus flavescens
Seen in 5 records.
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; 2023 Seasearch Survey of the Scotland North Coast and the Northern Isles. Credits
What is under the water this week (visibility, current) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.