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Le tombant Gorgognes, French Polynesia

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About Le tombant Gorgognes

A wall dive. 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 SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 31 km away. The sea is about 26°C in September, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best month is usually December, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Teahupoo. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

  • What it is Wall.
  • 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 No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 31 km away.

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No dive centre mapped within 25 km.

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Water about 27°C: 3 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 Feb, Aug and Nov (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 20 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PPT, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Le tombant Gorgognes.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: Sea 1.1 m. Wind 4 kn gusting 19.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct561.5 m9 kn28kn
Mon 19Oct731.1 m4 kn19knboats in
Tue 20Oct411.8 m8 kn22kn
Wed 21Oct322.1 m7 kn19kn
Thu 22Oct322.2 m8 kn22kn
Fri 23Oct322.2 m7 kn19kn
Sat 24Oct322.3 m9 kn24kn
Sun 25Oct322.2 m8 kn22knboats in
Mon 26Oct322.9 m8 kn23kn
Tue 27Oct323.2 m9 kn25kn

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

  1. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. Dec4of 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 £960–£1,860 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 £535–£1,110
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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