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Accademia Blu Diving Center, Italy

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About Accademia Blu Diving Center

It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 2.9 km away. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 26°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For experienced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Livorno. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

  • 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 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 2.9 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 21°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct (about 15 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 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PSA, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 9 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Accademia Blu Diving Center.

  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: Sea 0.4 m. Wind 4 kn gusting 10.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Accademia Blu Diving Center
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct78, good0.6 m6 kn14kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.4 m4 kn10kn
Tue 20Oct77, good0.7 m8 kn13kn
Wed 21Oct31, poor2.2 m13 kn19kn
Thu 22Oct75, good1.5 m5 kn15kn
Fri 23Oct80, good1.3 m7 kn11kn
Sat 24Oct76, good1.6 m1 kn17kn
Sun 25Oct76, good1.5 m5 kn13kn
Mon 26Oct80, good1.3 m4 kn12kn
Tue 27Oct80, good0.7 m7 kn12kn

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. 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 experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 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. Dec7of 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 £990–£1,895 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 £450–£940
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £30–£55
  • Stay £245–£405
  • Food £230–£430

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