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Impérial de Terre, France

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About Impérial de Terre

It goes down to 25 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. 9 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 6.3 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 Advanced divers the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 6. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cassis. Within 5 km we also list 14 dive sites.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep Down to 25 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 9 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 6.3 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 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jul and 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 17 h 50 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. 55 min from the airport to Impérial de Terre.

  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: Sea: flat. Wind 2 kn gusting 15.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Impérial de Terre
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct79, good0.3 m11 kn19kn
Mon 19Oct59, good0.7 m21 kn29kn
Tue 20Oct63, good0.9 m13 kn27knboats in
Wed 21Oct70, good0.7 m17 kn28kn
Thu 22Oct79, good0.4 m12 kn22kn
Fri 23Oct78, good0.5 m2 kn15kn
Sat 24Oct74, good0.5 m14 kn27kn
Sun 25Oct77, good0.4 m10 kn16kn
Mon 26Oct64, good0.7 m20 kn28knboats in
Tue 27Oct80, good0.2 mflat2 kn15kn

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. Jan6of 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. 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 £1,020–£1,935 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 £55–£95
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

Places to eat near Cassis

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