SS Monte Carlo
Dive site · United States
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
33Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Sea 0.9 m, Visibility under 5 m, Water 18 °C
Mon 2 · 29 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.5 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 22°C
Tue 3 · 29 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.2 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 29 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.5 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 29 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 31 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.2 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 34 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 42 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 24°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 229, poor
- Tue 329, poor
- Wed 429, poor
- Thu 529, poor
- Fri 631, poor
- Sat 734, poor
- Sun 842, poor
- Mon 949, fair
- Tue 1031, poor
- Wed 1130, poor
The site in six facts
- Down to 6 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 18 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Faces SWswell from there reaches it
- Best Aug, Nov–Dec2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 29, poor | 1.5 m | 3 kn | 8kn | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 29, poor | 1.2 m | 3 kn | 8kn | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 29, poor | 1.5 m | 4 kn | 11kn | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 29, poor | 1.4 m | 2 kn | 7kn | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 31, poor | 1.2 m | 4 kn | 8kn | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 34, poor | 1.1 m | 3 kn | 9kn | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 42, poor | 0.9 m | 9 kn | 13kn | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 49, fair | 0.8 m | 3 kn | 9kn | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 31, poor | 1.2 m | 4 kn | 9kn | 24°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 30, poor | 1.4 m | 3 kn | 9kn | 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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:24 +0.4 mLow 09:37 −0.1 mHigh 15:14 +0.6 mLow 22:15 −0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:04 +0.6 mLow 10:53 −0.3 mHigh 16:36 +0.5 mLow 23:05 −0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:39 +0.7 mLow 11:50 −0.5 mHigh 17:43 +0.6 mLow 23:48 −0.7 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
best Aug, Nov–Dec
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 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
3 places
- Zuñiga Jetty 4.7 km away
- USS PC-815 7.6 km away
- Yukon Wreck (DE-429) 8.8 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About SS Monte Carlo
A wreck dive. It goes down to 6 m. You get in from the shore. 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 22°C in August, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually August, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7; in May, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Coronado. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 6 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away.
Water about 18°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Much the same all year (under 5 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$913–US$1,690 each
about US$913–US$1,690 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 SAN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$248–US$517 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$34 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$302–US$503 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$637 |
| Total | about US$913–US$1,690 |
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: Coronado
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about 5 min by car · 43 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Coronado its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$114 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 6h 30m
About 6h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SAN, direct, then 25 min by road
Flights MDW → SAN on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Coronado · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Coronado · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Spear Shack 11 km
Ocean Enterprises 17 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 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.
Zalophus californianusSeal or sea lion
Seen in 10 records, mostly Feb to May.
Flabellinopsis iodineaNudibranch
Seen in 26 records, mostly Oct to Nov.
Austraeolis stearnsiNudibranch
Seen in 9 records.
Coryphella trilineataNudibranch
Seen in 4 records.
Sea bass Paralabrax clathratus
Seen in 1544 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Oxyjulis californica
Seen in 1139 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
California Spiny Lobster Panulirus interruptus
Seen in 1005 records, mostly Oct to Nov.
Bodianus pulcher
Seen in 897 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Rock wrasse Halichoeres semicinctus
Seen in 803 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Garibaldi damselfish Hypsypops rubicundus
Seen in 683 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Red sea urchin Mesocentrotus franciscanus
Seen in 602 records, mostly Oct to Nov.
Purple sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Seen in 454 records, mostly Oct 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: PISCO swath transects; cfceb150-bbe2-4efb-8682-14cfc7167e7c; A photographically-vouchered global citizen science dataset of sea slugs (Mollusca: Heterobranchia) from the SEASLUG.WORLD platform since 2015; MARINe CBS - Quadrat Surveys Summarized; aa16d305-d413-4c4a-90be-b1ec3298d58d. Credits
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