Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
70Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Sea 0.6 m, Visibility about 10 m, Water 22 °C
Tue 3 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 2kn
- Air
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 20°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 270, good
- Tue 370, good
- Wed 470, good
- Thu 570, good
- Fri 670, good
- Sat 771, good
- Sun 872, good
- Mon 968, good
- Tue 1071, good
- Wed 1172, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 32 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 22 °C5 mm wetsuit
- 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 | 70, good | 0.6 m | 11 kn | 16kn | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 70, good | 0.6 m | 10 kn | 12kn | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 70, good | 0.7 m | 9 kn | 12kn | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 70, good | 0.9 m | 2 kn | 2kn | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 70, good | 0.9 m | 5 kn | 8kn | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 71, good | 0.6 m | 3 kn | 8kn | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 72, good | 0.6 m | 3 kn | 12kn | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 68, good | 0.6 m | 13 kn | 23kn | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 71, good | 0.5 m | 11 kn | 28knboats in | 16°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 72, good | 0.3 m | 11 kn | 18kn | 18°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 00:38 +0.5 mLow 06:47 −0.5 mHigh 13:08 +0.6 mLow 19:40 −0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:46 +0.5 mLow 08:00 −0.5 mHigh 14:13 +0.6 mLow 20:38 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:51 +0.6 mLow 09:08 −0.5 mHigh 15:13 +0.6 mLow 21:32 −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
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).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 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
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec7of 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
HMT Bedfordshire on Google Maps · Directions
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More diving near here
2 places
- USS Pilgrim (SP-1204) 45.9 km away
- Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck 47.1 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About HMT Bedfordshire
A wreck dive. It goes down to 32 m. You get in from a boat. 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 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 18°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 28°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Beaufort. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 32 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 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Water about 22°C: 5 mm wetsuit. 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 May, Jun, Jul and Aug (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$959–US$1,730 each
about US$959–US$1,730 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 ILM, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$161–US$335 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$302–US$503 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$637 |
| Total | about US$959–US$1,730 |
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: Beaufort
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about 1h 30m by car · 14 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Beaufort 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 6h 50m
About 6h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ILM, direct, then 2h 35m by road
Flights ORD → ILM on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Beaufort · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Beaufort · 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 3 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: Ecological Baseline Studies of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Option Year 1; Ecological Baseline Studies of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Option Year 2. Credits
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