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Cueva de los peces, Cuba

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Also within 20 km of Playa Girón

About Cueva de los peces

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. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away. The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 31°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced 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 Playa Girón. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • 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 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

  • Centro de Buceo Punta Perdiz 6.1 km

  • Octopus Club 14 km

    +53 45 987284

  • Centro de Buceo Felix 15 km

    +53 53 607275

  • Alquiler de equipos de snorkeling y buceo 23 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 30°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. 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 Feb, Mar and Apr (about 30 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 12 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to VRA, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA).

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 05 from the airport to Cueva de los peces.

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  3. Accommodation.

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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.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 5 kn gusting 10. Rain 5.5 mm.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.2 mflat5 kn10kn
Mon 19Oct790.2 mflat4 kn11kn
Tue 20Oct800.2 mflat8 kn14kn
Wed 21Oct800.2 mflat6 kn10kn
Thu 22Oct800.2 mflat6 kn10kn
Fri 23Oct800.1 mflat5 kn10kn
Sat 24Oct800.1 mflat6 kn11kn
Sun 25Oct800.1 mflat7 kn11kn
Mon 26Oct800.2 mflat9 kn14kn
Tue 27Oct800.1 mflat5 kn11kn

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 Advanced 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 £610–£1,135 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 £185–£385
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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