S.V. Stephen Whitney
Dive site · Ireland
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
33Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same, usually
Mon 2 · 33 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Tue 3 · 33 out of 100
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Wed 4 · 33 out of 100
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Thu 5 · 33 out of 100
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Fri 6 · 33 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 33 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 33 out of 100
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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates
The site in four facts
- Advancedand up
- Water 12 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
- Faces SWswell from there reaches it
- Best Jun–Jul6 good days in 7
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Air |
|---|---|
| Mon 2to 8usually | 12°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
Visibility about 5 m, usual for the month.
Water about 12°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit.
Best time to go
best Jun–Jul
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 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
5 places
- S.S. Hourtien 4.3 km away
- S.S. Illyrian 4.7 km away
- S.S. Nestorian (Wreck) 5.2 km away
- S.S. Malmanger 10 km away
- S.S. Alondra 12 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About S.V. Stephen Whitney
A wreck dive. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 6.9 km away. The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 16°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Advanced divers the best months are usually June and July, with about 6 good days in 7; in February, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Baltimore. Within 5 km we also list 3 dive sites.
- 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 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 6.9 km away.
Water about 12°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. 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 Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov (about 6 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$1,170–US$2,180 each
about US$1,170–US$2,180 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 KIR, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$415–US$858 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$288–US$482 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Total | about US$1,170–US$2,180 |
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: Baltimore
about 20 min by car · 9 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Baltimore 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 17h 05m
About 17h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → KIR, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 40m by road
Flights ORD → KIR on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Baltimore · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Baltimore · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Divecology 6.9 km
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 open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.
This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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