Wreck Kabatepe offshore waters, Gallipoli, Çanakkale
The colour shows the step on an official scale (sea: WMO code table 3700, wave height; wind: Beaufort scale); it is not a dive decision. This is an open-sea model; sheltered coves are usually calmer.
Sea temperature
17°C
Wave height
0.54 m
Wave period 3.2 s
Current
1.3 km/h
WSW
Wind
15 km/h
NE
Air temperature
9.5°C
Feels like
5.9°C
Humidity
69%
Pressure
1026 hPa
Data: Open-Meteo · These are model forecasts; confirm local conditions with the dive center before you dive.
Numbers are 2023–2025 monthly average water temperatures; colour shows the suggested suit for that month. Tap a month to see the details below. Waves and wind: average of each day’s highest value in that month (Open-Meteo marine model and ERA5); a darker tone means a wavier or windier month for this site. These are open-sea models; sheltered coves are usually calmer.
Hood and gloves recommended.
Typical day: highest wave ~0.7 m, strongest wind ~25 km/h.
2023–2025 average; today’s value is in the current conditions above.
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5 nearby centres are authorised for nitrox training. See the list →
Centres with a Nitrox specialty registered with the TSSF (checked October 2026). This is a training authorisation; ask the centre about Nitrox fills and rental.
Nitrox depth calculator (MOD) → Flying after diving: at least 12–18 hours (DAN) →
A Swiftsure-class battleship. She was torpedoed and sank on 25 May 1915 and is regarded as a war grave, with the 73 who died on board still inside. She lies off Kabatepe in 72 metres, her hull largely intact. The site requires technical diving.
Underwater cultural assets are covered by Turkish Law no. 2863. Diving at these sites is done only through authorized dive centers and in line with the published rules.
Distances are in a straight line and some coordinates are approximate; the route by boat is longer.
The TSSF-registered centres closest to this site (within 60 km or in the same province). Distance is a straight line to the centre’s registered address; it does not mean the centre runs dives to this site, so ask the centre. All authorised centres →
40.20142, 26.259219
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About the position on the map
The position is at Kabatepe level; no coordinate has been published for the wreck itself. The record is filed as "off Kabatepe".
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