Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
63Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Sea 1.2 m, Visibility about 25 m, Water 26 °C
Mon 2 · 67 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 21°C
Tue 3 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 44 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.0 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 25°C
Thu 5 · 43 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.8 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 52 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.8 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.5 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.2 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 22°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 159, fair
- Mon 267, good
- Tue 365, good
- Wed 444, poor
- Thu 543, poor
- Fri 652, fair
- Sat 762, good
- Sun 874, good
- Mon 971, good
- Tue 1040, poor
The site in three facts
- Advancedand up
- Water 26 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Best Jun–Aug5 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: no source states its depth or level, so we never offer it to a new diver. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 59, fair | 1.5 m | 13 kn | 18kn | 22°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 67, good | 1.4 m | 11 kn | 17kn | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 65, good | 1.4 m | 11 kn | 15kn | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 44, poor | 2.0 m | 14 kn | 19kn | 25°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 43, poor | 2.8 m | 14 kn | 21kn | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 52, fair | 1.8 m | 13 kn | 17kn | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 62, good | 1.5 m | 13 kn | 19kn | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 74, good | 1.2 m | 6 kn | 14kn | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 71, good | 1.2 m | 8 kn | 12kn | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 40, poor | 1.3 m | 21 kn | 27knboats in | 23°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:34 −0.4 mHigh 12:09 +0.6 mLow 18:44 −0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:45 +0.4 mLow 06:50 −0.4 mHigh 13:17 +0.6 mLow 19:46 −0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:55 +0.4 mLow 08:06 −0.4 mHigh 14:23 +0.5 mLow 20:44 −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).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About U-701 (Wrack)
A wreck dive. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 23°C in February, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Nearest beds: Buxton, 124 km. Nearest airport: Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN), 236 km.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up: no source states its depth or level, so we never offer it to a new diver.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Water about 26°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep (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).
Where to stay: nearest beds 124 km away
No town nearby
Nearest beds: Buxton, 124 km. Nearest airport: Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN), 236 km.
See places to stay near Buxton, 124 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
In the water
Dives and courses in U-701 (Wrack) · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in U-701 (Wrack) · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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: visibility about 20 m, about usual for the month (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.
The current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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