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Porto Conte Reef, Italy

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Alghero, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AHO (AHO), 11 km.

About Porto Conte Reef

A reef dive. It goes down to 16 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.6 km away. The sea is about 14°C in February, 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 February, March, April and May, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, November and December, about 6. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Alghero, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AHO (AHO), 11 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 2 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 16 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • 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 1.6 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 22°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun, Jul and Aug (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 17 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Porto Conte Reef.

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    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Alghero, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AHO (AHO), 11 km.

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Where it is

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Dive site

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.4 m. Wind 7 kn gusting 10.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.4 m7 kn10kn
Mon 19Oct800.5 m10 kn14kn
Tue 20Oct640.7 m19 kn26knboats in
Wed 21Oct730.7 m15 kn21kn
Thu 22Oct720.9 m16 kn22kn
Fri 23Oct790.6 m13 kn21kn
Sat 24Oct571.1 m20 kn28knboats in
Sun 25Oct770.7 m13 kn24kn
Mon 26Oct770.8 m13 kn24kn
Tue 27Oct800.6 m10 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, 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. Jan6of 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. Nov6of 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 £740–£1,470 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 £455–£945
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £20–£30
  • Food £230–£430

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