Frode
Dive site · UK
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
63Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Sea: flat, Visibility under 5 m, Water 14 °C
Tue 3 · 58 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 12°C
Wed 4 · 51 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 18 kn
- Gusts
- 25knboats in
- Air
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 60 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 11°C
Sat 7 · 67 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 11°C
Mon 9 · 59 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 12°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 258, fair
- Tue 358, fair
- Wed 451, fair
- Thu 560, good
- Fri 665, good
- Sat 767, good
- Sun 866, good
- Mon 959, fair
- Tue 1062, good
- Wed 1165, good
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 58, fair | 0.3 m | 15 kn | 23kn | 13°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 58, fair | 0.4 m | 15 kn | 22kn | 12°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 51, fair | 0.7 m | 18 kn | 25knboats in | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 60, good | 0.4 m | 14 kn | 18kn | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 65, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 11kn | 11°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 67, good | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 6kn | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 66, good | 0.0 mflat | 3 kn | 8kn | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 59, fair | 0.2 mflat | 13 kn | 19kn | 12°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 62, good | 0.4 m | 10 kn | 17kn | 13°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 65, good | 0.2 mflat | 4 kn | 8kn | 14°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 04:23 +1.8 mLow 10:26 −1.5 mHigh 16:53 +1.6 mLow 23:06 −1.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:39 +1.7 mLow 11:53 −1.4 mHigh 18:11 +1.6 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:30 −1.7 mHigh 06:55 +1.8 mLow 13:16 −1.5 mHigh 19:23 +1.7 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
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
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 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
1 place
- Alaunia (Wreck) 9.5 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Frode
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 13 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 Littlehampton. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.
- 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 13 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 under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov (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$1,190–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: Littlehampton
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about 15 min by car · 19 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Littlehampton 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 05m
About 14h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LHR, direct, then 1h 40m by road
Flights ORD → LHR 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 Littlehampton · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Littlehampton · 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.
Dogfish Scyliorhinus caniculaShark
Seen in 53 records, mostly May to Jul.
Roker Raja clavataRay
Seen in 35 records, mostly Jul.
Undulate ray Raja undulataRay
Seen in 5 records.
Common sea star Asterias rubens
Seen in 59 records, mostly Mar to Jul.
Bib Trisopterus luscus
Seen in 51 records, mostly Jul to Aug.
Fluke Pleuronectes platessa
Seen in 48 records, mostly Jul.
Brown crab Cancer pagurus
Seen in 42 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Ballan wrasse Labrus bergylta
Seen in 38 records, mostly May to Aug.
Velvet swimming crab Necora puber
Seen in 36 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Dead man’s fingers Alcyonium digitatum
Seen in 30 records, mostly Mar to Jul.
Dragonet Callionymus lyra
Seen in 29 records, mostly Jul.
Common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis
Seen in 26 records, mostly 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: Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by SeaSearch; DATRAS: ICES Database of trawl surveys; RSMP Baseline Dataset; Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by Natural England; Marine Recorder JNCC Public Offshore Snapshot 2020_1 – habitat data trial. Credits
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