Bigouden Ranniged Ar Mor, France
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Penmarch, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BES (BES), 74 km.
About Bigouden Ranniged Ar Mor
It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 29 km away. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 18°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For experienced divers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 6. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Penmarch, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BES (BES), 74 km. 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 29 km away.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 km.
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Water about 16°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct and Nov (about 6 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 17 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BES, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).
See flights ORD → BES · Skyscanner from about £390 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Bigouden Ranniged Ar Mor.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Penmarch, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BES (BES), 74 km.
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Forecast
Best on Mon 19: Sea 0.3 m. Wind 4 kn gusting 10.
The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 4 kn | 10kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 80, good | 0.7 m | 1 kn | 6kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 55, good | 1.8 m | 21 kn | 28kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 64, good | 1.7 m | 16 kn | 22kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 16, poor | 2.3 m | 22 kn | 34knboats in |
| Sat 24Oct | 74, good | 1.6 m | 15 kn | 20kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 63, good | 1.7 m | 18 kn | 26kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 76, good | 1.5 m | 17 kn | 25kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 78, good | 1.4 m | 15 kn | 31kn |
| Wed 28Oct | 80, good | – | 6 kn | 13kn |
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).
- Jan6of 7
- Feb6of 7
- Mar7of 7
- Apr7of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug7of 7
- Sep7of 7
- Oct7of 7
- Nov7of 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 £770–£1,495 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.
- Flights £390–£810
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £105–£175
- Food £240–£445
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