Wreck
down to 36 m
Kowloon Bridge
Billed by Tourism Ireland as the largest shipwreck in Europe, the Kowloon Bridge lies off Baltimore in West Cork.
- Advanced
- Nudibranchs
Advanced≤30 m
Whirlpool Cliffs (Lough Hyne)
Dive site in West Cork & Kerry, Ireland
Boulder cliffs dropping sharply to about 17 m beside Lough Hyne's Rapids, swept by very fast currents on the rising tide.
- Usual dive
- 17 m
- Deepest point
- 17 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Jun–Aug
- Current
- Strong
The story
Lough Hyne, a sea lough fed by tidal currents rushing in from the Atlantic, was designated Ireland's first Marine Nature Reserve in 1981.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
The dive
A wall dive.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: seasearch.org.uk
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- Access is restricted or uncertain: check with local authorities and operators.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wall
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
Season in West Cork & Kerry
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jun–Aug.
Source: divessi.comWhere is West Cork & Kerry?
The point shows the West Cork & Kerry area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in West Cork & Kerry
Reef
down to 15 m
UCC Pontoon (Lough Hyne)
A sheltered boulder slope to about 15 m inside Lough Hyne, its silty bed notable for numerous king scallops.
- Advanced
Wreck
down to 20 m
Alondra
A 1916 steamer wreck at Kedge Rock off Baltimore, lying between 5 and 20 m.
- Advanced
- Conger eel
Wall
down to 50 m
Little Skellig (west face)
Little Skellig's west face, about 26 km out in the Atlantic, where 30 m-plus visibility was logged at 25 m.
- Advanced
Wall
down to 31 m
Washerwoman Rocks (Skelligs)
A notoriously high-energy Skelligs site where the rocks drop past 30 m into a gully, with strong currents and surge.
- Experienced
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.