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Grotte à corail, France

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About Grotte à corail

A cave dive. It goes down to 25 m. 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. 10 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.5 km away. The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 23°C in August, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). For experienced 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 Marseille. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 14 dive sites.

  • What it is Cave.
  • How deep Down to 25 m.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 10 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.5 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 20°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 Jul, Aug and Sep (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 17 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Grotte à corail.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: Sea 0.5 m. Wind 4 kn gusting 12.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct790.4 m11 kn18kn
Mon 19Oct680.8 m20 kn26kn
Tue 20Oct660.9 m13 kn30kn
Wed 21Oct760.7 m17 kn25kn
Thu 22Oct800.3 m14 kn23kn
Fri 23Oct800.5 m4 kn12kn
Sat 24Oct780.5 m14 kn26kn
Sun 25Oct800.5 m14 kn29kn
Mon 26Oct800.7 m6 kn24kn
Tue 27Oct800.2 mflat8 kn13kn

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 experienced 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 £1,010–£1,920 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 £435–£905
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £45–£80
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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