Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
60Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Sea 0.7 m, Water 17 °C, Wind 3 kn
Tue 3 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 59 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 55 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.2 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 55 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 52 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.3 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 252, fair
- Tue 362, good
- Wed 464, good
- Thu 559, fair
- Fri 655, fair
- Sat 755, fair
- Sun 852, fair
- Mon 963, good
- Tue 1064, good
- Wed 1145, fair
The site in four facts
- Advancedand up
- Water 17 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Faces Wswell from there reaches it
- Best in Feb6 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 52, fair | 1.1 m | 16 kn | 21kn | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 62, good | 0.9 m | 5 kn | 5kn | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 64, good | 0.7 m | 3 kn | 4kn | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 59, fair | 0.9 m | 11 kn | 14kn | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 55, fair | 1.2 m | 10 kn | 16kn | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 55, fair | 1.1 m | 8 kn | 13kn | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 52, fair | 1.3 m | 11 kn | 15kn | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 63, good | 0.6 m | 7 kn | 10kn | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 64, good | 0.6 m | 5 kn | 10kn | 17°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 45, fair | 1.2 m | 17 kn | 28kn | 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
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 in Feb
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 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
MV Ker Yar Vor and the Jo May on Google Maps · Directions
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About MV Ker Yar Vor and the Jo May
It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. The sea is about 15°C in August, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 18°C in January, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Advanced divers the best month is usually February, with about 6 good days in 7; in August, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Llandudno. Within 5 km we also list 9 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 7 dive sites.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
Water about 17°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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$1,230–US$2,440 each
about US$1,230–US$2,440 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 MDW to CPT, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$859–US$1,780 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$161–US$275 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$148–US$268 |
| Total | about US$1,230–US$2,440 |
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: Llandudno
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about 10 min by car · 44 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Llandudno its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$60 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 26h 35m
About 26h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CPT, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 45 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Llandudno · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Llandudno · 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.
Brown fur seal Arctocephalus pusillusSeal or sea lion
Seen in 4 records.
Clinus venustris
Seen in 16 records, mostly Nov to Apr.
Chorisochismus dentex
Seen in 3 records.
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: FBIP: SeaKeys_SANBI: Marine images iSpot_2013; Happywhale - Humpback whale in South Atlantic Ocean; Happywhale - Risso's dolphin in South Atlantic Ocean; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. Credits
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