Diving in Scotland
Scotland ranks among Europe's finest dive destinations. Scapa Flow in Orkney is the world's greatest wreck diving site — seven German battleships scuttled in 1919 lie intact in 30–50m of water with minimal current and remarkable visibility. The west coast sea lochs, particularly around Oban and the Sound of Mull, are rich with sea otters, nudibranchs and barnacle-draped wrecks. St Kilda, 70km west of the Outer Hebrides, offers remote open-ocean diving with sharks, minke whales and huge pollock. Water temperatures stay cold (7–13°C year-round), making a drysuit essential, but the marine life density is exceptional by any global standard.
Current Conditions — scores update every 3 hours
| Site | Score | Rating | Wind | Waves | Visibility | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinlochbervie | 93 | Excellent | 9 km/h | 0.0m | 13.5km | 10°C |
| Oban | 86 | Excellent | 14 km/h | 0.3m | 13.5km | 10°C |
| St Abbs | 78 | Good | 18 km/h | 0.5m | 11.5km | 10°C |
| Scapa Flow | 76 | Good | 24 km/h | 0.2m | 7.4km | 10°C |
| Eyemouth | 75 | Good | 18 km/h | 0.5m | 8.9km | 10°C |
| Sound of Mull | 68 | Good | 22 km/h | 0.4m | 9.5km | 10°C |
| Churchill Barriers | 64 | Fair | 24 km/h | 0.8m | 7.4km | 10°C |
| St Kilda | 15 | No Dive | 39 km/h | 1.6m | 2.6km | 10°C |
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