African Queen

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Conditions & tides

African QueenUnited States

Fair · 4/5

conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

Some chop right now — best window today 7 AM–5 PM.

Wind10 kn NE

Current~0.4 kn N · model

Swell

0.3 m · 6s · NNE

Water

28 °C

Max depth

12 m

Conditions through the day

6 AM6 PM

Calmest current near slack — 00:45 & 13:30 local

Sunrise 06:33 · Sunset 17:35 local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.3 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

Scored by DiveConnect's site-physics model

Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

The African Queen is a wreck dive site located in the Ocean City, New Jersey area, one of numerous artificial and natural wreck sites that make up the region's diving offerings. It sits among a wide spread of named and unnamed wrecks scattered throughout the area.

Diving the African Queen requires at minimum an Advanced Open Water certification, and the verified difficulty rating is advanced. Water temperatures range from 10–18°C (50–64°F), making a full 7 mm wetsuit or drysuit, hood, and cold-water gloves essential. Visibility is rated good, though conditions vary with the season, depth, and weather.

Access is by boat. Recommended equipment includes a wreck reel, flashlight and strobe, safety sausage, dive computer, and a knife, reflecting the overhead and potentially low-light environment typical of wreck diving in this region.

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