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Épave Sauerland, France

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About Épave Sauerland

It suits Advanced 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 25 km away. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 20°C in July, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Advanced divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ars-en-Ré. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

  • 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 25 km away.

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No dive centre mapped within 25 km.

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Water about 17°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 6 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Much the same all year (about 7 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 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LRH, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Épave Sauerland.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: Sea 0.7 m. Wind 10 kn gusting 19.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct790.9 m9 kn14kn
Mon 19Oct800.7 m10 kn19kn
Tue 20Oct661.3 m11 kn16kn
Wed 21Oct03.2 m27 kn44knboats in
Thu 22Oct143.2 m20 kn27knboats in
Fri 23Oct07.0 m33 kn53knboats in
Sat 24Oct213.0 m17 kn24kn
Sun 25Oct04.5 m26 kn44knboats in
Mon 26Oct313.0 m13 kn23kn
Tue 27Oct03.7 m27 kn35knboats in

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

  1. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul6of 7
  8. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. Dec3of 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 £1,000–£1,890 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 £405–£845
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £65–£110
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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