Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
63Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 57 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 50 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 19 kn
- Gusts
- 26knboats in
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 59 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 11°C
Sat 7 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 11°C
Mon 9 · 60 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 12°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 258, fair
- Tue 357, fair
- Wed 450, fair
- Thu 559, fair
- Fri 665, good
- Sat 766, good
- Sun 866, good
- Mon 960, good
- 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 | 0.4 m | 15 kn | 22kn | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 57, fair | 0.5 m | 15 kn | 21kn | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 50, fair | 0.9 m | 19 kn | 26knboats in | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 59, fair | 0.5 m | 14 kn | 19kn | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 65, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 10kn | 11°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 66, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 8kn | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 66, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 7kn | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 60, good | 0.2 mflat | 12 kn | 18kn | 12°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 62, good | 0.4 m | 10 kn | 17kn | 13°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 65, good | 0.3 m | 3 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
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
- Mar6of 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
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 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
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More diving near here
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- HMT Ocean Sunlight 5.1 km away
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Newhaven scuba dive site
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. 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 Brighton. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.
- 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 14°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. 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$1,190–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 30 October 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$449–US$925 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$281–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| 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: Brighton
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about 10 min by car · 249 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Brighton 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 14h 05m
About 14h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LHR, direct, 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 Brighton · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Brighton · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 km.
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 27 records, mostly Jul.
Fluke Pleuronectes platessa
Seen in 138 records, mostly Jul.
Common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis
Seen in 36 records, mostly Jul.
Solea solea
Seen in 36 records, mostly Jul.
Dragonet Callionymus lyra
Seen in 25 records, mostly Jul.
Bib Trisopterus luscus
Seen in 16 records, mostly May to Jul.
Common sea star Asterias rubens
Seen in 14 records, mostly Mar to Jul.
Dead man’s fingers Alcyonium digitatum
Seen in 13 records, mostly Mar to Jul.
Brown crab Cancer pagurus
Seen in 13 records, mostly May to Jul.
Common lobster Homarus gammarus
Seen in 9 records.
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Seen in 6 records.
Velvet swimming crab Necora puber
Seen in 5 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: DATRAS: ICES Database of trawl surveys; Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by SeaSearch; RSMP Baseline Dataset; Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by Natural England; Great Eggcase Hunt - citizen science observations of chondrichthyian eggcases. Credits
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