Beuchat Diving center, Algeria
About Beuchat Diving center
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. 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.3 km away. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 26°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For experienced divers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Staoueli.
- 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.3 km away.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
DS Marine, Bait Shop 0.3 km
SARL Neptune Store 1.0 km
Diving shop All deep, salvimar cressi 4.6 km
Ecole de Plongée sous marine 5.1 km
Matériel de plongée 8.7 km
Le petit pêcheur 11 km
Mares spearfishing 12 km
Articles de pêche 12 km
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 23°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, Jul, Aug and Sep (about 20 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.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ALG, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD).
See flights ORD → ALG · Skyscanner from about £450 returnAdGetting there. 50 min from the airport to Beuchat Diving center.
Accommodation.
Stay in StaoueliAd
Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.
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Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Distances are straight lines unless a drive is given: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
Hire and lessons.
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Forecast
Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.4 m. Wind 3 kn gusting 11.
The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | 0.4 m | 3 kn | 11kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 0.7 m | 2 kn | 7kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 80, good | 0.7 m | 10 kn | 23knboats in |
| Wed 21Oct | 80, good | 1.2 m | 11 kn | 25knboats in |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | 0.6 m | 6 kn | 15kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 80, good | 0.5 m | 10 kn | 22kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 80, good | 0.7 m | 6 kn | 16kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 80, good | 0.6 m | 6 kn | 13kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | 0.9 m | 2 kn | 9kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 80, good | 0.4 m | 6 kn | 14kn |
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).
- Jan6of 7
- Feb6of 7
- Mar6of 7
- Apr7of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug7of 7
- Sep7of 7
- Oct7of 7
- Nov6of 7
- 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 £875–£1,685 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–£935
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £70–£115
- Stay £165–£280
- Food £155–£290
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