Winfield Scott
Dive site · United States
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
69Good out of 100 for your dates
3 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 20°C
Tue 3 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 24°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 168, good
- Mon 269, good
- Tue 362, good
- Wed 469, good
- Thu 570, good
- Fri 670, good
- Sat 770, good
- Sun 869, good
- Mon 970, good
- Tue 1071, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 10 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 17 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Faces Nswell 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 68, good | 0.6 m | 20 kn | 28knboats in | 19°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 69, good | 0.5 m | 2 kn | 6kn | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 62, good | 0.5 m | 15 kn | 21kn | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 69, good | 0.5 m | 5 kn | 10kn | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 70, good | 0.4 m | 2 kn | 7kn | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 70, good | 0.3 m | 4 kn | 7kn | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 70, good | 0.3 m | 2 kn | 9kn | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 69, good | 0.3 m | 8 kn | 13kn | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 70, good | 0.3 m | 3 kn | 7kn | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 71, good | 0.3 m | 1 kn | 7kn | 23°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 NovHigh 03:50 +0.3 mLow 07:52 +0.1 mHigh 13:53 +0.6 mLow 21:30 −0.9 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:40 +0.4 mLow 09:50 −0.1 mHigh 15:28 +0.6 mLow 22:29 −0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:19 +0.6 mLow 11:09 −0.3 mHigh 16:50 +0.5 mLow 23:19 −0.8 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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More diving near here
1 place
- Wreck of the La Jenelle 21.7 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Winfield Scott
A wreck dive. It goes down to 10 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 28 km away. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 20°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Port Hueneme. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 10 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 28 km away.
Water about 17°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov 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$1,050–US$1,920 each
about US$1,050–US$1,920 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 SBA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$255–US$529 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Total | about US$1,050–US$1,920 |
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: Port Hueneme
41 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Port Hueneme its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$114 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 → SBA, direct, then 1h 25m by road
Flights ORD → SBA on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Port Hueneme · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Port Hueneme · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 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.
Horn Shark Heterodontus francisciShark
Seen in 1644 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Bat ray Myliobatis californicaRay
Seen in 1602 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
California Spiny Lobster Panulirus interruptus
Seen in 14640 records, mostly Nov.
Purple sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Seen in 10463 records, mostly Nov.
Warty Sea Cucumber Apostichopus parvimensis
Seen in 9705 records, mostly Nov.
Red sea urchin Mesocentrotus franciscanus
Seen in 9596 records, mostly Nov.
Centrostephanus coronatus
Seen in 7403 records, mostly Nov.
Sea bass Paralabrax clathratus
Seen in 6193 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Anthopleura sola
Seen in 4520 records, mostly Nov.
Bat star Patiria miniata
Seen in 4267 records, mostly Nov.
Rock wrasse Halichoeres semicinctus
Seen in 3983 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Blacksmith Chromis punctipinnis
Seen in 3566 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
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: PISCO fish transects; PISCO swath transects; cfceb150-bbe2-4efb-8682-14cfc7167e7c; MARINe CBS - Quadrat Surveys Summarized; MARINe CBS - percent cover from point contact surveys. Credits
This week: visibility about 20 m, clearer than usual (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.