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Isola Corbella, Italy

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About Isola Corbella

It suits Open Water 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. 7 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.0 km away. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 26°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Open Water divers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lacona. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 12 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 7 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.0 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 21°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jul and Aug (over 30 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 Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO), direct. About 17 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 35 from the airport to Isola Corbella.

  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: Sea 0.4 m. Wind 3 kn gusting 6.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Isola Corbella
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct76, good0.5 m10 kn16kn
Mon 19Oct73, good0.6 m9 kn15kn
Tue 20Oct21, poor1.1 m16 kn22kn
Wed 21Oct32, poor1.3 m5 kn8kn
Thu 22Oct22, poor1.1 m8 kn20knboats in
Fri 23Oct80, good0.4 m3 kn6kn
Sat 24Oct18, poor1.2 m14 kn21knboats in
Sun 25Oct79, good0.5 m3 kn14kn
Mon 26Oct62, good0.7 m2 kn10kn
Tue 27Oct80, good0.3 m5 kn10kn

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

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec5of 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 £1,055–£1,995 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 £465–£965
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £80–£130
  • Stay £245–£405
  • Food £230–£430

Places to eat near Lacona

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