Chesil Beach offers a fantastic shore diving experience, particularly well-suited for beginners. The site is shallow and allows exploration of intriguing broken wreckage while providing opportunities to encounter a diverse array of British wildlife. You might spot cuttlefish, wrasse, thornback rays, and more. It’s a truly rewarding dive in a natural setting.
Chesil Beach
Shallow beginner shore dive with wreckage and UK wildlife.
Shore Access
8m Avg Depth
12m Max Depth
About this dive site
DivingFreedivingSnorkeling
Site Ratings
Big Marine Life Good
Macro Marine Life Very Good
Landscape Quality Very Good
Water Visibility Good Viz
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Plan Your Visit
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Marine Life
California Spiny Lobster
Corkwing Wrasse
Thornback Ray
Tompot Blenny
Pollack
Edible Crab
Conger Eel
Australian Giant Cuttlefish
Bibio Articulatus
Ballan Wrasse
Things to Note
Difficulty:
Beginner
Shallow depth and easy shore access suit new divers.
Hazards:
cold watervariable visibilityboat trafficcurrent
Current Strength:
Mild
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