MV Produce Wreck
Dive site · South Africa
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
59Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Sea 1.4 m, Visibility about 5 m, Water 23 °C
Tue 3 · 59 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.6 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 56 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.5 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 22°C
Sun 8 · 30 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.1 m
- Wind
- 23 kn
- Gusts
- 28knboats in
- Air
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 52 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.8 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 21°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 359, fair
- Wed 465, good
- Thu 556, fair
- Fri 662, good
- Sat 762, good
- Sun 830, poor
- Mon 952, fair
- Tue 1047, fair
- Wed 1155, fair
The site in five facts
- Down to 32 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 23 °C5 mm wetsuit
- Faces SEswell 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 experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 59, fair | 1.6 m | 13 kn | 17kn | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 65, good | 1.4 m | 3 kn | 6kn | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 56, fair | 1.4 m | 13 kn | 17kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 62, good | 1.5 m | 9 kn | 14kn | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 62, good | 1.4 m | 13 kn | 18kn | 22°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 30, poor | 2.1 m | 23 kn | 28knboats in | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 52, fair | 1.8 m | 3 kn | 14kn | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 47, fair | 2.0 m | 8 kn | 17kn | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 55, fair | 1.8 m | 3 kn | 10kn | 22°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 04:34 −0.3 mHigh 11:26 +0.4 mLow 18:02 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:00 +0.3 mLow 06:07 −0.4 mHigh 12:37 +0.6 mLow 19:05 −0.5 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 01:01 +0.4 mLow 07:05 −0.6 mHigh 13:26 +0.7 mLow 19:48 −0.6 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 experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Wed 4 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
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More diving near here
2 places
- Aliwal Shoal 1.2 km away
- Raggie Cave Aliwal 2.5 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About MV Produce Wreck
A wreck dive. It goes down to 32 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW 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 21°C in August, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 27°C in February, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Umkomaas. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 2 dive sites.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 32 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 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Water about 23°C: 5 mm wetsuit. 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, Sep and Dec (about 10 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$1,270–US$2,530 each
about US$1,270–US$2,530 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 DUR, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$899–US$1,870 |
| 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$1,270–US$2,530 |
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: Umkomaas
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about 15 min by car · 20 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Umkomaas 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 31h 05m
About 31h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → DUR, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 1h 40m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Umkomaas · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Umkomaas · 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.
Sand tiger shark Carcharias taurusShark
Seen in 40 records.
Dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurusShark
Seen in 3 records.
Aquafresh rainbow dorid Chromodoris hamiltoniNudibranch
Seen in 7 records.
African rainbow dorid Chromodoris africanaNudibranch
Seen in 3 records.
Sea goldie Pseudanthias squamipinnis
Seen in 15 records.
Potato grouper Epinephelus tukula
Seen in 13 records, mostly Jul to Nov.
Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
Seen in 13 records, mostly May to Aug.
Ember parrotfish Scarus rubroviolaceus
Seen in 11 records, mostly Jul to Nov.
Ostracion cubicumBoxfishes
Seen in 10 records, mostly Jul to Nov.
White-spotted puffer Arothron hispidus
Seen in 9 records.
Sunburst butterflyfish Chaetodon kleinii
Seen in 9 records.
Diplodus hottentotusSea bream
Seen in 9 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: iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; FBIP: SeaKeys_SANBI: Marine images iSpot_2013; Museums Victoria provider for OZCAM; INSDC Sequences; Occurrence records of southern African aquatic biodiversity. Credits
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