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Les Joyeux Corsaires, France

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About Les Joyeux Corsaires

It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 0.0 km away. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 20°C in July, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Advanced divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Domino. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 dive site.

  • 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 0.0 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

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Water about 17°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility under 5 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, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov (under 5 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 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LRH, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

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  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Les Joyeux Corsaires.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.9 m. Wind 10 kn gusting 18.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.9 m10 kn18kn
Mon 19Oct800.6 m11 kn17kn
Tue 20Oct731.1 m8 kn11kn
Wed 21Oct02.8 m23 kn33knboats in
Thu 22Oct202.8 m19 kn24knboats in
Fri 23Oct06.1 m25 kn40knboats in
Sat 24Oct242.5 m15 kn24kn
Sun 25Oct93.5 m20 kn29knboats in
Mon 26Oct322.3 m11 kn17kn
Tue 27Oct323.6 m11 kn17kn

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. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul6of 7
  8. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. Dec3of 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 £980–£1,855 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 £405–£845
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £45–£75
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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