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Colorado Point, Mauritius

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About Colorado Point

A cave dive. It goes down to 35 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 31 km away. The sea is about 24°C in July, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in January, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For experienced divers the best month is usually November, with about 6 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Beau Vallon Grand Port. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 dive site.

  • What it is Cave.
  • How deep Down to 35 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 31 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 25 km.

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Water about 25°C: 3 mm wetsuit. 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 Sep, Oct and Nov (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 28 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Colorado Point.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: Sea 1.2 m. Wind 9 kn gusting 12.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct601.9 m12 kn17kn
Mon 19Oct572.0 m12 kn17kn
Tue 20Oct641.8 m14 kn19kn
Wed 21Oct631.8 m11 kn17kn
Thu 22Oct791.5 m9 kn15kn
Fri 23Oct801.4 m11 kn17kn
Sat 24Oct801.2 m9 kn12kn
Sun 25Oct801.2 m6 kn8kn
Mon 26Oct323.8 m13 kn20kn
Tue 27Oct322.9 m8 kn13kn
Wed 28Oct0–––

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. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov6of 7
  12. Dec5of 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 £1,250–£2,485 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 £880–£1,825
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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