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Épave du Saint-Yves
Dive site · France
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
63Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 54 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 20 kn
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Air
- 13°C
Wed 4 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 11°C
Fri 6 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 11°C
Sat 7 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 13°C
Sun 8 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 15°C
Mon 9 · 61 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 16°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 354, fair
- Wed 463, good
- Thu 564, good
- Fri 665, good
- Sat 765, good
- Sun 863, good
- Mon 961, good
- Tue 1059, fair
- Wed 1160, good
The site in six facts
- Down to 35 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 15 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
- Faces SWswell from there reaches it
- Best May–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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 54, fair | 0.9 m | 20 kn | 28kn | 13°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 63, good | 0.6 m | 10 kn | 14kn | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 64, good | 0.7 m | 5 kn | 8kn | 11°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 65, good | 0.5 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 11°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 65, good | 0.4 m | 8 kn | 12kn | 13°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 63, good | 0.5 m | 15 kn | 23kn | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 61, good | 0.9 m | 12 kn | 21kn | 16°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 59, fair | 1.2 m | 15 kn | 24kn | 17°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 60, good | 1.3 m | 11 kn | 21kn | 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
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:55 −1.3 mHigh 11:58 +1.4 mLow 17:40 −1.6 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:46 +1.2 mLow 06:05 −1.4 mHigh 13:09 +1.6 mLow 18:46 −1.7 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 01:45 +1.5 mLow 07:08 −1.6 mHigh 14:05 +1.8 mLow 19:42 −1.8 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.
Best time to go
best May–Aug
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for experienced 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
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 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
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec4of 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 Épave du Saint-Yves
A wreck dive. It goes down to 35 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away. The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 20°C in July, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For experienced divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in February and December, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Couarde-sur-Mer.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 35 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away.
Water about 15°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. 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. Much the same all year (under 5 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$1,110–US$2,090 each
about US$1,110–US$2,090 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 LRH, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$463–US$953 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$54–US$87 |
| 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$1,110–US$2,090 |
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: La Couarde-sur-Mer
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about 20 min by car · 22 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About La Couarde-sur-Mer 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 17h
About 17h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LRH, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 45 min by road
Flights ORD → LRH on your dates · AviasalesAdeSIM for your phone · Search on AiraloAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in La Couarde-sur-Mer · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in La Couarde-sur-Mer · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Les Joyeux Corsaires 17 km
Le scaphandre 20 km
Sub La Rochelle 25 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 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.
Marbled electric ray Torpedo marmorataRay
Seen in 3 records.
Common dolphin Delphinus delphisWhale or dolphin
Seen in 17 records, mostly Mar to Jul.
Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatusWhale or dolphin
Seen in 3 records.
Common octopus Octopus vulgarisOctopus
Seen in 7 records.
Candiella odhneriNudibranch
Seen in 6 records.
Tricolor doris Felimare tricolorNudibranch
Seen in 4 records.
Naples spurilla Spurilla neapolitanaNudibranch
Seen in 4 records.
European conger Conger conger
Seen in 24 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Mediterranean horse mackerel Trachurus mediterraneus
Seen in 21 records, mostly Oct.
Bib Trisopterus luscus
Seen in 20 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Common lobster Homarus gammarus
Seen in 18 records, mostly Aug.
Atlantic spider crab Maja brachydactyla
Seen in 14 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
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: Programme BioObs: observations naturalistes en milieux aquatiques-Observations de BioObs.; Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS; DATRAS: ICES Database of trawl surveys; Réseau National Echouages de mammifères marins - Observations de mammifères marins du Réseau National d'Echouages en Métropole; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. Credits
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