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Oceana Wreck
Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyEnglish Channel
Water temp8–17°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Oceana Wreck is a wreck dive site near Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom, in the English Channel. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes soft corals, nudibranchs, lobsters, cuttlefish, seals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 8 to 17 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common StarfishAsterias rubens
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Long Clawed Porcelain CrabPisidia longicornis
Common Spider CrabMaja brachydactyla
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Green UrchinEchinocyamus pusillus
Lesser Spotted DogfishScyliorhinus canicula
Ballan WrasseLabrus bergylta
Nearby sites
- 1HMS Ariadne Wreck2.8 km
- 2Alaunia Wreck3.0 km
- 3Frode7.9 km
- 4Indiana9.7 km
- 5Barn Hill11 km
- 6Wittering13 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org