Mesta Chios Diving Center, Greece
About Mesta Chios Diving Center
It suits Open Water 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 25 km away. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 24°C in August, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). For experienced 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 Alacat.
- 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 25 km away.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
Sea Adventure Scuba Diving Center 25 km
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 May, Jun, Aug and Sep (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 18 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH), direct. About 6 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → ATH · Skyscanner from about £515 returnAdGetting there. 3 h 20 from the airport to Mesta Chios Diving Center.
Accommodation.
Stay in AlacatAd
Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.
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Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Distances are straight lines unless a drive is given: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
Hire and lessons.
Dives and courses in Alacat · GetYourGuideAdDive gear hire in Alacat · GetYourGuideAd
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Forecast
Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 2 kn gusting 3.
The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 3kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 6kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 80, good | 0.0 mflat | 3 kn | 5kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 5kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 3kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 10kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 80, good | 0.0 mflat | 6 kn | 10kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 8 kn | 14kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 5 kn | 16kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 7 kn | 12kn |
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 experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7
- Feb7of 7
- Mar7of 7
- Apr7of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug7of 7
- Sep7of 7
- Oct7of 7
- Nov7of 7
- 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 £940–£1,820 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 £515–£1,070
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £70–£115
- Stay £165–£280
- Food £155–£290
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