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l’Esquadillon, France

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About l’Esquadillon

A reef 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 SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away. The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 26°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cavalaire-sur-Mer.

  • What it is Reef.
  • 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 15 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.

What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to NCE, changing at CDG. About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 50 from the airport to l’Esquadillon.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 11 kn gusting 17.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.2 mflat11 kn17kn
Mon 19Oct01.0 m26 kn37knboats in
Tue 20Oct550.9 m20 kn28knboats in
Wed 21Oct01.0 m24 kn33knboats in
Thu 22Oct650.7 m19 kn28knboats in
Fri 23Oct790.6 m9 kn18kn
Sat 24Oct00.9 m26 kn39knboats in
Sun 25Oct690.4 m14 kn27knboats in
Mon 26Oct00.9 m22 kn31knboats in
Tue 27Oct800.3 m8 kn14kn

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. What is under the water (visibility, current, 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. Jan7of 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. 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 £1,075–£2,025 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 £440–£915
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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