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Giglio, France

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About Giglio

A wreck dive. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 7.7 km away. The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 19°C in July, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Advanced divers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in February and December, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Epine.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • 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 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 7.7 km away.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

  • Aquafun 7.7 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 17°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

What is under the water (visibility, current, 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.

  1. Fly. ORD to NTE, changing at DUB. About 8 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → NTE · Skyscanner from about £400 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Giglio.

  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.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.8 m. Wind 12 kn gusting 20.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Giglio
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.8 m12 kn20kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.5 m11 kn16kn
Tue 20Oct78, good1.0 m9 kn15kn
Wed 21Oct0, poor3.0 m25 kn40knboats in
Thu 22Oct20, poor2.5 m14 kn28knboats in
Fri 23Oct0, poor5.9 m37 kn58knboats in
Sat 24Oct27, poor2.2 m14 kn26kn
Sun 25Oct0, poor3.3 m22 kn40knboats in
Mon 26Oct30, poor2.3 m13 kn24kn
Tue 27Oct0, poor3.1 m22 kn38knboats 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. What is under the water (visibility, current, 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. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov4of 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 £1,035–£1,945 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 £400–£835
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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