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Abyss Garden, France

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About Abyss Garden

It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away. The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 24°C in August, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 6. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Ciotat. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 2 dive sites.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 20°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun and Sep (about 30 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 18 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Abyss Garden.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: Sea 0.6 m. Wind 11 kn gusting 26.

The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.3 m6 kn17kn
Mon 19Oct360.6 m15 kn30knboats in
Tue 20Oct350.8 m13 kn29knboats in
Wed 21Oct400.8 m13 kn27knboats in
Thu 22Oct800.6 m11 kn26kn
Fri 23Oct800.5 m2 kn13knboats in
Sat 24Oct400.9 m12 kn26knboats in
Sun 25Oct380.3 m14 kn30knboats in
Mon 26Oct800.8 m1 kn26kn
Tue 27Oct800.2 mflat3 kn11kn

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres, halved for a sheltered site. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec6of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £1,070–£2,015 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £435–£905
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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