Yukon Wreck (DE-429)
Dive site · United States
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
64Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: Sea 0.8 m, Visibility about 5 m, Water 18 °C
Tue 3 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.3 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.5 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.2 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 24°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 263, good
- Tue 364, good
- Wed 462, good
- Thu 563, good
- Fri 664, good
- Sat 764, good
- Sun 865, good
- Mon 966, good
- Tue 1064, good
- Wed 1163, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 30 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 18 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Faces Wswell 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 experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 63, good | 1.4 m | 6 kn | 11kn | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 64, good | 1.3 m | 2 kn | 7kn | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 62, good | 1.5 m | 5 kn | 8kn | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 63, good | 1.4 m | 2 kn | 6kn | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 64, good | 1.2 m | 3 kn | 8kn | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 64, good | 1.1 m | 4 kn | 8kn | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 65, good | 1.0 m | 0 kn | 9kn | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 66, good | 0.8 m | 2 kn | 7kn | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 64, good | 1.1 m | 5 kn | 9kn | 23°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 63, good | 1.4 m | 4 kn | 13kn | 21°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 09:35 −0.1 mHigh 15:15 +0.6 mLow 22:16 −0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:04 +0.6 mLow 10:53 −0.3 mHigh 16:37 +0.5 mLow 23:06 −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
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec6of 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 Yukon Wreck (DE-429)
A wreck dive. It goes down to 30 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 7.3 km away. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 22°C in August, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Coronado. Within 5 km we also list 10 surf spots and 1 dive site.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 30 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 7.3 km away.
Water about 18°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Dec (about 8 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 15 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 7.3 km
Ocean Enterprises 19 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.
Flabellinopsis iodineaNudibranch
Seen in 5 records.
Oxyjulis californica
Seen in 484 records, mostly Oct to Nov.
Bodianus pulcher
Seen in 342 records, mostly Oct to Nov.
Sea bass Paralabrax clathratus
Seen in 340 records, mostly Oct.
Garibaldi damselfish Hypsypops rubicundus
Seen in 231 records, mostly Oct to Nov.
Embiotoca jacksoni
Seen in 148 records, mostly Oct to Nov.
Purple sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Seen in 113 records, mostly Oct to Nov.
Blacksmith Chromis punctipinnis
Seen in 111 records, mostly Oct.
Red sea urchin Mesocentrotus franciscanus
Seen in 110 records, mostly Oct to Nov.
Rock wrasse Halichoeres semicinctus
Seen in 101 records, mostly Sep to Oct.
Opaleye Girella nigricans
Seen in 73 records, mostly Oct.
California Spiny Lobster Panulirus interruptus
Seen in 54 records, mostly Oct to Nov.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS, through OBIS; common names from Wikidata. Largest datasets here: cfceb150-bbe2-4efb-8682-14cfc7167e7c; PISCO swath transects; MARINe CBS - Quadrat Surveys Summarized; A photographically-vouchered global citizen science dataset of sea slugs (Mollusca: Heterobranchia) from the SEASLUG.WORLD platform since 2015; MARINe CBS - percent cover from point contact surveys. Credits
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