Whitefish Point sits on the southern shore of Lake Superior in Michigan and is defined almost entirely by its shipwrecks. The six sites in the database range from shallow, beginner-friendly wrecks to the Edmund Fitzgerald, which rests at extreme depth and is accessible only to technical divers with trimix and rebreather qualifications. Water temperatures are cold for much of the year, warming slightly at the surface in midsummer while remaining close to freezing at depth year-round. All diving here is by boat, and a drysuit is essential for any wreck below the surface thermocline.
Monthly water temperature across Whitefish Point's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Surface temperatures rise to their annual peak in late summer but remain frigid at depth throughout the year. Below fifteen metres, temperatures typically stay near freezing regardless of the season, so a drysuit is necessary for any dive deeper than the shallow wrecks.
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Water temperature around Whitefish Point ranges from about 1°C in February to 16°C in August, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
In the warm season (about 16°C) a 7mm or semi-dry suit is comfortable in Whitefish Point; in the coldest months (about 1°C) step up to a drysuit.
Fin maps 6 sites in Whitefish Point (6 scuba diving sites).
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