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S V Stephen Whitney
Skibbereen, Cork, Ireland
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp10–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
S V Stephen Whitney is a dive site near Skibbereen, Cork, Ireland, in the Atlantic Ocean. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea turtles, seals, soft corals, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 10 to 16 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Edible Sea UrchinEchinus esculentus
Common StarfishAsterias rubens
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Brown Sea CucumberAslia lefevrei
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca
Nearby sites
- 1M F V Mystique2.8 km
- 2S S Hourtien4.3 km
- 3S S Illyrian4.7 km
- 4S S Nestorian Wreck5.2 km
- 5S S Malmanger10 km
- 6S S Alondra12 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org