SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
Dive site · UK
Is it worth the trip?
64Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Sea: flat, Water 11 °C, Wind 1 kn
Tue 3 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 10°C
Sat 7 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 2kn
- Air
- 10°C
Sun 8 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 9°C
Mon 9 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 10°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 364, good
- Wed 464, good
- Thu 564, good
- Fri 664, good
- Sat 765, good
- Sun 864, good
- Mon 962, good
- Tue 1063, good
- Wed 1163, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 38 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 11 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
- Faces Eswell 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 | 64, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 5kn | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 64, good | 0.3 m | 1 kn | 4kn | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 64, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 9kn | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 64, good | 0.2 mflat | 4 kn | 15kn | 10°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 65, good | 0.2 mflat | 1 kn | 2kn | 10°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 64, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 7kn | 9°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 62, good | 0.3 m | 12 kn | 24kn | 10°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 63, good | 0.4 m | 8 kn | 21kn | 9°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 63, good | 0.3 m | 5 kn | 14kn | 8°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 NovHigh 04:55 +0.6 mLow 10:23 −0.4 mHigh 16:51 +0.8 mLow 23:34 −0.9 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 06:06 +0.6 mLow 11:51 −0.5 mHigh 18:01 +0.9 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 00:40 −1.1 mHigh 07:02 +0.8 mLow 12:54 −0.6 mHigh 18:59 +1.0 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.
Map
the site and its town
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More diving near here
5 places
- SMS Markgraf 0.3 km away
- SMS Brummer 0.7 km away
- SMS Cöln 1.1 km away
- SMS Karlsruhe 1.5 km away
- SMS Dresden 2.1 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
A wreck dive. It goes down to 38 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 13°C in August, its warmest (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit). The town to stay in is Houton. Within 5 km we also list 6 dive sites.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 38 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 10 km, the nearest 11 km away.
Water about 11°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$1,160–US$2,160 each
about US$1,160–US$2,160 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 INV, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$423–US$872 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$235 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$282–US$470 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$584 |
| Total | about US$1,160–US$2,160 |
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: Houton
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about 10 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Houton 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 18h 45m
About 18h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → INV, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 3h 05m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Houton · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Houton · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
The Diving Cellar 11 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
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.
Coryphella browniNudibranch
Seen in 16 records, mostly Oct to Nov.
Boston facelina Facelina bostoniensisNudibranch
Seen in 14 records, mostly Oct to Dec.
Edmundsella pedataNudibranch
Seen in 11 records, mostly May to Oct.
Coryphella lineataNudibranch
Seen in 8 records.
Coryphella verrucosaNudibranch
Seen in 6 records.
Plumed sea slug Aeolidia papillosaNudibranch
Seen in 4 records.
Doto fragilisNudibranch
Seen in 4 records.
Coryphella gracilisNudibranch
Seen in 3 records.
Okenia nodosaNudibranch
Seen in 3 records.
Polycera faeroensisNudibranch
Seen in 3 records.
Edible sea urchin Echinus esculentus
Seen in 100 records.
Common starfish Asterias rubens
Seen in 92 records, mostly Jun to Nov.
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: Seasearch Marine Surveys in Scotland; Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by SeaSearch; 2023 Seasearch Survey of the Scotland North Coast and the Northern Isles; Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS; OWRG Marine Vertebrates. Credits
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