Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
58Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Sea 0.6 m, Visibility about 9 m, Water 17 °C
Tue 3 · 67 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 52 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.3 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 45 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.5 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 50 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 49 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 16°C
Mon 9 · 61 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 267, good
- Tue 367, good
- Wed 463, good
- Thu 552, fair
- Fri 645, fair
- Sat 750, fair
- Sun 849, fair
- Mon 961, good
- Tue 107, poor
- Wed 1156, fair
The site in three facts
- Advancedand up
- Water 17 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Best May–Aug6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 67, good | 0.6 m | 4 kn | 7kn | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 67, good | 0.6 m | 4 kn | 6kn | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 63, good | 0.9 m | 10 kn | 12kn | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 52, fair | 1.3 m | 4 kn | 6kn | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 45, fair | 1.5 m | 13 kn | 15kn | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 50, fair | 1.4 m | 9 kn | 12kn | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 49, fair | 1.4 m | 5 kn | 15kn | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 61, good | 1.1 m | 4 kn | 16kn | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, poor | 1.6 m | 22 kn | 36knboats in | 14°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 56, fair | 1.0 m | 16 kn | 27kn | 15°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 00:44 +0.4 mLow 06:49 −0.4 mHigh 13:15 +0.6 mLow 19:45 −0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:53 +0.4 mLow 08:03 −0.4 mHigh 14:21 +0.5 mLow 20:43 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:57 +0.5 mLow 09:12 −0.4 mHigh 15:22 +0.5 mLow 21:36 −0.5 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 May–Aug
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
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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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 USS Cyclops (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 10°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 26°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 6 good days in 7; in January, February and March, about 3. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Nearest beds: Chincoteague Island, 80 km. Nearest airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE), 104 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 17°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 9 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep (about 15 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$650–US$1,210 each
about US$650–US$1,210 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 MDW to ORF, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$154–US$322 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Total | about US$650–US$1,210 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 80 km away
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No town nearby
Nearest beds: Chincoteague Island, 80 km. Nearest airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE), 104 km.
See places to stay near Chincoteague Island, 80 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
Getting there: about 6h 45m
About 6h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → ORF, direct, then 2h 50m by road
Flights MDW → ORF on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in USS Cyclops (Wrack) · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in USS Cyclops (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's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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