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B-17 de l'île d'Aix, France

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About B-17 de l'île d'Aix

A wreck dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away. The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 20°C in July, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). 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 Île-d'Aix. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 18 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 15 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 17°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Much the same all year (under 5 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 16 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LRH, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

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  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to B-17 de l'île d'Aix.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: Sea: flat. Wind 8 kn gusting 13.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Mon 19Oct800.1 mflat8 kn13kn
Tue 20Oct800.2 mflat4 kn9kn
Wed 21Oct700.7 m20 kn27kn
Thu 22Oct790.6 m13 kn20kn
Fri 23Oct01.3 m28 kn42knboats in
Sat 24Oct790.7 m15 kn28kn
Sun 25Oct760.8 m18 kn30kn
Mon 26Oct800.6 m13 kn17kn
Tue 27Oct800.5 m8 kn14kn
Wed 28Oct80–7 kn15kn

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 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 £970–£1,840 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 £405–£845
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £35–£60
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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