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Michel C, France

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Hyères, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TLN (TLN), 10 km.

About Michel C

A wreck dive. It goes down to 39 m. You get in from a boat. 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. 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.1 km away. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 25°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; in December, about 6. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Hyères, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TLN (TLN), 10 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 2 wind sports spots and 2 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 39 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.1 km away.

Facts: verified.

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 21°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jul and Aug (about 25 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 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → MRS · Skyscanner from about £435 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 1 h 50 from the airport to Michel C.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Hyères, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TLN (TLN), 10 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: Sea 0.3 m. Wind 10 kn gusting 19.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Michel C
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.2 mflat4 kn10kn
Mon 19Oct0, poor0.8 m27 kn34knboats in
Tue 20Oct59, good0.9 m17 kn28kn
Wed 21Oct0, poor1.0 m26 kn36knboats in
Thu 22Oct64, good0.7 m19 kn26knboats in
Fri 23Oct78, good0.6 m13 kn16kn
Sat 24Oct0, poor1.0 m25 kn35knboats in
Sun 25Oct70, good0.4 m11 kn23kn
Mon 26Oct0, poor1.0 m25 kn35knboats in
Tue 27Oct80, good0.3 m10 kn19kn

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 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. Dec6of 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 £815–£1,590 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £435–£905
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Food £240–£445

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