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SS Slavonia Wreck

Dive site · Portugal

Advanced divers and up

Is it worth the trip?

44Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: Sea 0.8 m, Visibility about 20 m, Water 19 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 16 out of 100

Sea
1.2 m
Wind
15 kn
Gusts
38knboats in
Air
18°C

Wed 4 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.8 m
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
18°C

Thu 5 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.7 m
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10knboats in
Air
18°C

Fri 6 · 63 out of 100

Sea
1.0 m
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
17°C

Sat 7 · 16 out of 100

Sea
0.8 m
Wind
18 kn
Gusts
45knboats in
Air
14°C

Sun 8 · 5 out of 100

Sea
1.3 m
Wind
15 kn
Gusts
45knboats in
Air
18°C

Mon 9 · 5 out of 100

Sea
1.5 m
Wind
17 kn
Gusts
44knboats in
Air
18°C

Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 273, good
  2. Tue 316, poor
  3. Wed 474, good
  4. Thu 564, good
  5. Fri 663, good
  6. Sat 716, poor
  7. Sun 85, poor
  8. Mon 95, poor
  9. Tue 1016, poor
  10. Wed 1116, poor

The site in six facts

  • Down to 18 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Advancedand up
  • Water 19 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
  • Faces SEswell from there reaches it
  • Best Jun–Aug7 good days in 7

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.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at SS Slavonia Wreck
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov73, good1.0 m4 kn11kn21°C
Tue 3Nov16, poor1.2 m15 kn38knboats in18°C
Wed 4Nov74, good0.8 m5 kn14kn18°C
Thu 5Nov64, good0.7 m4 kn10knboats in18°C
Fri 6Nov63, good1.0 m5 kn16kn17°C
Sat 7Nov16, poor0.8 m18 kn45knboats in14°C
Sun 8Nov5, poor1.3 m15 kn45knboats in18°C
Mon 9Nov5, poor1.5 m17 kn44knboats in18°C
Tue 10Nov16, poor1.7 m14 kn39knboats in16°C
Wed 11Nov16, poor1.5 m13 kn32knboats in16°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 NovLow 00:28 −0.3 mHigh 07:01 +0.4 mLow 13:41 −0.3 mHigh 19:47 +0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 01:55 −0.3 mHigh 08:20 +0.4 mLow 14:58 −0.4 mHigh 21:03 +0.3 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 03:09 −0.3 mHigh 09:26 +0.4 mLow 15:57 −0.4 mHigh 22:03 +0.4 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 Jun–Aug

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About SS Slavonia Wreck

A wreck dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, 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 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The sea is about 16°C in March, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 24°C in August, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lajes das Flores. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 18 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • 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 19°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Aug, Sep and Oct (over 30 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$852–US$1,620 each

about US$852–US$1,620 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to HOR, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$369–US$765
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$101–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$181–US$302
Food7 days eating outabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$852–US$1,620

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: Lajes das Flores

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Closest

Lajes das Flores

about 5 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Lajes das Flores · Booking.com

About Lajes das Flores its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$67 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 22h 20m

About 22h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HOR, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 4h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

Dive centres nearby

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

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