Wreck of the La Jenelle
Dive site · United States
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
65Good out of 100 for your dates
3 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 25°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 365, good
- Wed 465, good
- Thu 566, good
- Fri 665, good
- Sat 765, good
- Sun 866, good
- Mon 966, good
- Tue 1066, good
- Wed 1166, good
- Thu 1266, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 25 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 18 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Faces SWswell 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 65, good | 0.5 m | 5 kn | 9kn | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 65, good | 0.6 m | 3 kn | 8kn | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 66, good | 0.5 m | 3 kn | 8kn | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 65, good | 0.5 m | 5 kn | 8kn | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 65, good | 0.5 m | 6 kn | 17kn | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 66, good | 0.4 m | 3 kn | 9kn | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 66, good | 0.5 m | 2 kn | 12kn | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 66, good | 0.5 m | 1 kn | 10kn | 24°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 66, good | 0.5 m | 1 kn | 11kn | 24°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 66, good | 0.4 m | 1 kn | 7kn | 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
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:19 +0.6 mLow 11:09 −0.3 mHigh 16:50 +0.5 mLow 23:20 −0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:55 +0.7 mLow 12:07 −0.5 mHigh 17:58 +0.5 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 00:03 −0.7 mHigh 06:28 +0.8 mLow 12:56 −0.7 mHigh 18:56 +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.
Map
the site, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Wreck of the La Jenelle
A wreck dive. It goes down to 25 m. You get in from a boat. 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 12 km away. The sea is about 14°C in March, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 20°C in July, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Port Hueneme. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 25 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 12 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. Clearest in Jan, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct (about 6 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$1,050–US$1,930 each
about US$1,050–US$1,930 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 SBA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$255–US$530 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| 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$1,050–US$1,930 |
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: Port Hueneme
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about 5 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Port Hueneme 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 7h 50m
About 7h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SBA, direct, then 1h 25m by road
Flights ORD → SBA on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Port Hueneme · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Port Hueneme · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Ventura Dive & Sport 12 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.
California sea lion Zalophus californianusSeal or sea lion
Seen in 21 records, mostly Jan to Jun.
Sebastes rastrelliger
Seen in 27 records, mostly Nov to Jan.
Topsmelt silverside Atherinops affinis
Seen in 6 records.
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: INSDC Sequences; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; CAS Mammalogy (MAM); Happywhale - Humpback whale in North Pacific Ocean. Credits
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