SS Oakland
Dive site · Australia
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
59Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Sea 0.7 m, Visibility under 5 m, Water 21 °C
Tue 3 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 49 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.3 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 29 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.3 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 18°C
Mon 9 · 39 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.7 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 19°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 264, good
- Tue 364, good
- Wed 463, good
- Thu 563, good
- Fri 649, fair
- Sat 766, good
- Sun 829, poor
- Mon 939, poor
- Tue 1040, poor
- Wed 1166, good
The site in six facts
- Down to 28 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 21 °C5 mm wetsuit
- Faces SEswell from there reaches it
- Best Sep, Nov–Jan5 good days in 7
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.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 64, good | 0.9 m | 7 kn | 8kn | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 64, good | 0.7 m | 6 kn | 8kn | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 63, good | 0.9 m | 7 kn | 11kn | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 63, good | 0.7 m | 9 kn | 12kn | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 49, fair | 1.3 m | 13 kn | 17kn | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 66, good | 0.7 m | 2 kn | 7kn | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 29, poor | 2.3 m | 11 kn | 19kn | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 39, poor | 1.7 m | 10 kn | 15kn | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 40, poor | 1.6 m | 7 kn | 9kn | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 66, good | – | 1 kn | 15kn | 24°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 03:07 +0.3 mLow 08:25 −0.3 mHigh 15:02 +0.7 mLow 22:01 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:19 +0.3 mLow 09:49 −0.3 mHigh 16:13 +0.7 mLow 23:00 −0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:20 +0.4 mLow 11:05 −0.4 mHigh 17:17 +0.6 mLow 23:51 −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.
Best time to go
best Sep, Nov–Jan
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- 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 SS Oakland
A wreck dive. It goes down to 28 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced 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. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 9.9 km away. The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 25°C in February, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, September, November and December, with about 5 good days in 7; in May, June and July, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hawks Nest. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 dive site.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 28 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 9.9 km away.
Water about 21°C: 5 mm wetsuit. 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 Jan, Jun, Jul and Dec (about 10 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$1,750–US$3,350 each
about US$1,750–US$3,350 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 MDW to SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$925–US$1,920 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Total | about US$1,750–US$3,350 |
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: Hawks Nest
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about 10 min by car · 21 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Hawks Nest its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 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 30h 05m
About 30h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SYD, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 3h 10m by road
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In the water
Dives and courses in Hawks Nest · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Hawks Nest · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Feet First Dive 9.9 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
Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.
This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.