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Pecio La Dragonera, Spain

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About Pecio La Dragonera

A wreck dive. It goes down to 22 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water 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. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.2 km away. The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 27°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Open Water divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 6 good days in 7; in January, March and November, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tarragona. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 22 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.2 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 23°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 Aug and Oct (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 15 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), direct. About 12 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Pecio La Dragonera.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: Sea 0.3 m. Wind 4 kn gusting 10.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct290.7 m9 kn14kn
Mon 19Oct271.0 m9 kn16kn
Tue 20Oct390.7 m10 kn14kn
Wed 21Oct620.5 m10 kn18kn
Thu 22Oct760.3 m2 kn10kn
Fri 23Oct590.5 m9 kn15kn
Sat 24Oct800.3 m4 kn10kn
Sun 25Oct740.3 m8 kn13kn
Mon 26Oct700.4 m6 kn10kn
Tue 27Oct800.3 m1 kn8kn

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

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul6of 7
  8. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec5of 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 £905–£1,730 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 £430–£895
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £80–£130
  • Stay £185–£310
  • Food £175–£330

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