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Dolfi Nord, Spain

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About Dolfi Nord

You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. 13 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.9 km away. The sea is about 13°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 24°C in August, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). For Open Water divers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, March and November, about 5. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is l'Estartit. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 16 dive sites.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 13 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.9 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 19°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. 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 Aug (about 25 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 15 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), direct. About 12 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to Dolfi Nord.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: Sea 0.3 m. Wind 5 kn gusting 10.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct00.7 m22 kn30knboats in
Mon 19Oct370.4 m13 kn20knboats in
Tue 20Oct630.7 m10 kn21kn
Wed 21Oct800.3 m5 kn10kn
Thu 22Oct800.2 mflat3 kn8kn
Fri 23Oct770.2 mflat10 kn15kn
Sat 24Oct800.5 m4 kn10kn
Sun 25Oct800.2 mflat4 kn9kn
Mon 26Oct780.5 m1 kn9kn
Tue 27Oct800.2 mflat1 kn8kn

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 Open Water divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. 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 £905–£1,730 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 £430–£895
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £80–£130
  • Stay £185–£310
  • Food £175–£330

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