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La Cueva, Costa Rica

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About La Cueva

It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 24 km away. The sea is about 28°C in October, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Open Water divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7; in August and September, about 6. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Drake. Within 5 km we also list 4 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 No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 24 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 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr and Jul (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 13 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SJO, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 4 h 45 from the airport to La Cueva.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: Sea 0.5 m. Wind 7 kn gusting 12. Rain 6.3 mm.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct550.9 m7 kn7kn
Mon 19Oct640.8 m3 kn9kn
Tue 20Oct670.7 m4 kn10kn
Wed 21Oct660.7 m8 kn12kn
Thu 22Oct660.7 m6 kn9kn
Fri 23Oct650.7 m6 kn14kn
Sat 24Oct660.7 m5 kn13kn
Sun 25Oct710.6 m6 kn11kn
Mon 26Oct770.6 m7 kn10kn
Tue 27Oct770.5 m7 kn12kn

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 Open Water 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. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep6of 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 £690–£1,295 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 £255–£530
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£120
  • Stay £170–£280
  • Food £160–£300

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