Corveta Ipiranga

Verified2026-09-24 checkedWreck

A Brazilian navy corvette sunk in 1983, upright in 62 m of water so clear the whole ship is visible from above her.

Depth: 42–62 m138–203 ft
Difficulty: Technical
Entry: Boat
Typical current: Moderate
Coordinates: 3°49.536′S 32°23.766′W
Activities: Scuba · Technical

The Ipiranga was scuttled off Fernando de Noronha in 1983 and sits upright on sand, bow intact, deck at about 50 m and the seabed at 62. The water here is the reason: visibility on a good day is forty metres and more, so a diver arriving at the shot line can see the entire seventy-metre ship laid out below before descending to her. That is a rare thing on a wreck this deep. It is a decompression dive on any plan and the archipelago’s marine park limits access, so it is booked through the island’s operators and not attempted casually.

Fly to Fernando de Noronha from Recife or Natal; boats leave Porto de Santo Antônio.

Best season

ExcellentSep–Jan
GoodJun–Aug
GoodFeb–Mar
FairApr–May

Before you get in

Going inside a wreck is an overhead environment: silt can take the visibility in seconds, and there is entanglement. Swimming the outside of it is a different dive.
Deeper than recreational limits. It carries a decompression obligation and gas planning, and is not a dive to plan without that training.

Taken from this site’s recorded depth, type and current, and nothing else. An empty list is not a safe site — the sea on the day, the local geography and the boat traffic are not in it. The briefing on the spot comes first.

Conditions

Water temperature: 27.1°C81°F
Wave height: 2.3 m7 ft
Air temperature: 26.7°C80°F
Wind speed: 30.8 km/h19.1 mph

Updated 2026-10-07 16:15 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Conditions are reported for information only. Assess the site yourself and follow your guide and your training.

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Sea state and tide

On a date

Tide · 10/7

High02:031.05 m
High14:371.00 m
Low20:40-0.76 m

Forecast heights against mean sea level. Real tides in a bay, a harbour or over a flat can differ — check an official tide table before you get in.

Pick a day to see its tide

Only wave height and wind are scored, because those are what close a boat ramp or a shore entry. Water temperature is reported and never scored: 12°C is an ordinary dive in a drysuit and punishing in a 3 mm, and a number that cannot see your suit has no business marking it down. Stars do not decide whether you get in — you and your guide do, on the day.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Marine life you may see

Spotted eagle rayAetobatus narinariSeasonal
Nurse sharkGinglymostoma cirratumCommon
Green turtleChelonia mydasCommon
Southern stingrayHypanus americanusRare
Giant barrel spongeXestospongia mutaRare
Common octopusOctopus vulgarisCommon

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