Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
64Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Sea 0.5 m, Visibility about 8 m, Water 15 °C
Mon 2 · 67 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 16°C
Tue 3 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 67 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 50 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.8 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 48 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.8 m
- Wind
- 17 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 12°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 166, good
- Mon 267, good
- Tue 368, good
- Wed 467, good
- Thu 563, good
- Fri 650, fair
- Sat 748, fair
- Sun 863, good
- Mon 967, good
- Tue 105, poor
The site in five facts
- Down to 73 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 15 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
- Best Jun–Aug7 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 experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 66, good | 0.7 m | 6 kn | 10kn | 12°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 67, good | 0.5 m | 4 kn | 7kn | 16°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 68, good | 0.5 m | 2 kn | 4kn | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 67, good | 0.5 m | 6 kn | 8kn | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 63, good | 1.4 m | 9 kn | 12kn | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 50, fair | 1.8 m | 10 kn | 13kn | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 48, fair | 1.8 m | 17 kn | 22kn | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 63, good | 1.1 m | 12 kn | 22kn | 12°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 67, good | 0.7 m | 3 kn | 9kn | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 5, poor | 2.2 m | 26 kn | 38knboats in | 17°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:35 −0.5 mHigh 12:04 +0.7 mLow 18:39 −0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:49 +0.4 mLow 06:49 −0.4 mHigh 13:13 +0.6 mLow 19:43 −0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:58 +0.5 mLow 08:03 −0.4 mHigh 14:20 +0.6 mLow 20:42 −0.5 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 Jun–Aug
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 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
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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 U-869 (Wrack)
A wreck dive. It goes down to 73 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 24°C in July, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). For experienced divers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 4. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Nearest beds: Barnegat Light, 94 km. Nearest airport: Atlantic City International Airport (ACY), 133 km.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 73 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Water about 15°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 8 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Sep (about 15 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$657–US$1,220 each
about US$657–US$1,220 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 JFK, estimated from distance and season, 4 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$161–US$328 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Total | about US$657–US$1,220 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 94 km away
No town nearby
Nearest beds: Barnegat Light, 94 km. Nearest airport: Atlantic City International Airport (ACY), 133 km.
See places to stay near Barnegat Light, 94 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
Getting there: about 6h 50m
About 6h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → JFK, direct, then 2h 40m by road
Flights ORD → JFK on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in U-869 (Wrack) · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in U-869 (Wrack) · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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.
Loggerhead turtle Caretta carettaSea turtle
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: Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy - OPA 2017; Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy - OPA 2016; Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy - OPA 2018. Credits
This week: visibility about 7 m, about usual for the month (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.
The current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.