The Wick Coast faces the North Sea in Caithness, Scotland, and holds four sites that span a wide range of diving experiences. The SMS Brummer is an intact German Imperial Navy minelayer resting upright at depth, while the Trinkie is a large natural rock pool carved into the cliffs of Wick's South Head. Staxigoe Harbour offers sheltered, shallow reef and kelp within historic harbour walls, and the North Baths provide an enclosed tidal pool suited to beginners. Species recorded include conger eel, lumpfish, catshark, wrasses, gurnard, seals, and monkfish. Water is cold throughout the year, and visibility is best in summer.
Monthly water temperature across Wick Coast's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Water temperatures remain cold year-round, peaking only slightly in mid to late summer. Summer also brings the best visibility, which rewards those willing to dive in cool conditions with clearer water and more active marine life.
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Water temperature around Wick Coast ranges from about 7°C in February to 14°C in August, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
In the warm season (about 14°C) a 7mm or semi-dry suit is comfortable in Wick Coast; in the coldest months (about 7°C) step up to a drysuit.
Fin maps 4 sites in Wick Coast (3 scuba diving sites and 2 snorkelling spots, with some suited to both).
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