City of Waterford
Dive site · UK
Is it worth the trip?
59Fair out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 50 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 21 kn
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Air
- 13°C
Wed 4 · 2 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 26 kn
- Gusts
- 36knboats in
- Air
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 54 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 17 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 12°C
Sat 7 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 10°C
Sun 8 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 11°C
Mon 9 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 12°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 350, fair
- Wed 42, poor
- Thu 554, fair
- Fri 664, good
- Sat 766, good
- Sun 866, good
- Mon 964, good
- Tue 1061, good
- Wed 1163, good
- Thu 122, poor
The site in three facts
- Advancedand up
- Water 14 °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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 50, fair | 0.5 m | 21 kn | 28kn | 13°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 2, poor | 0.8 m | 26 kn | 36knboats in | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 54, fair | 0.4 m | 17 kn | 23kn | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 64, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 10kn | 12°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 66, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 6kn | 10°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 66, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 8kn | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 64, good | 0.2 mflat | 9 kn | 13kn | 12°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 61, good | 0.5 m | 11 kn | 27kn | 15°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 63, good | 0.4 m | 10 kn | 14kn | 15°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 2, poor | 0.7 m | 28 kn | 44knboats in | 7°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
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:25 +1.8 mLow 11:50 −1.6 mHigh 17:57 +1.7 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:28 −1.8 mHigh 06:42 +1.9 mLow 13:10 −1.7 mHigh 19:12 +1.8 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 01:39 −2.0 mHigh 07:49 +2.1 mLow 14:15 −2.0 mHigh 20:14 +2.0 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
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
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec6of 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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More diving near here
3 places
- HMS Keryado 3.8 km away
- Clan Macmillan 9 km away
- City of Brisbane 10.1 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About City of Waterford
A wreck dive. It suits Advanced divers and up, 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 17 km away. The sea is about 9°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 Peacehaven. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away.
Water about 14°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov (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$1,190–US$2,210 each
about US$1,190–US$2,210 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$450–US$926 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$235 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$282–US$470 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$584 |
| Total | about US$1,190–US$2,210 |
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: Peacehaven
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about 30 min by car · 8 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Peacehaven 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 14h 20m
About 14h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LHR, direct, then 1h 55m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Peacehaven · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Peacehaven · GetYourGuide
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
Too few records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
Small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus caniculaShark
Seen in 40 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Starry smooth-hound Mustelus asteriasShark
Seen in 10 records, mostly Jul to Oct.
Thornback ray Raja clavataRay
Seen in 56 records, mostly Jul.
Spotted ray Raja montaguiRay
Seen in 4 records.
Aeolidia filomenaeNudibranch
Seen in 3 records.
European plaice Pleuronectes platessa
Seen in 140 records, mostly Jul.
Common starfish Asterias rubens
Seen in 46 records, mostly Mar to May.
Common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis
Seen in 45 records, mostly Jul.
Edible crab Cancer pagurus
Seen in 39 records, mostly Apr to Jul.
Dead-man's fingers Alcyonium digitatum
Seen in 37 records, mostly Mar to Jul.
Common sole Solea solea
Seen in 36 records, mostly Jul.
Bib Trisopterus luscus
Seen in 33 records, mostly May to Jul.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: DATRAS: ICES Database of trawl surveys; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; Seasearch Marine Surveys in England; Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by SeaSearch; Verified marine records from Indicia-based surveys. Credits
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