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princess alice bank, Portugal

No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Capelo, is 102 km away. Nearest airport: HOR (HOR), 108 km.

About princess alice bank

A pinnacle dive. It goes down to 35 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 16°C in March, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 24°C in August, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). For experienced divers the best month is usually July, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Capelo, is 102 km away. Nearest airport: HOR (HOR), 108 km.

  • What it is Pinnacle.
  • How deep Down to 35 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 50 km.

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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 Jul, 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 20 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to HOR, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS). About 4 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → HOR · Skyscanner from about £325 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 2 h 10 from the airport to princess alice bank.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Capelo, is 102 km away. Nearest airport: HOR (HOR), 108 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: Sea 1.5 m. Wind 7 kn gusting 9.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at princess alice bank
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct32, poor2.7 m11 kn16kn
Mon 19Oct64, good1.8 m5 kn8kn
Tue 20Oct57, good2.0 m14 kn23kn
Wed 21Oct63, good1.8 m7 kn11kn
Thu 22Oct80, good1.5 m7 kn9kn
Fri 23Oct80, good1.3 m7 kn10kn
Sat 24Oct80, good1.3 m11 kn15kn
Sun 25Oct74, good1.1 m18 kn24kn
Mon 26Oct47, fair2.1 m11 kn27kn
Tue 27Oct52, good2.1 m12 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. 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).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May4of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec1of 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 £585–£1,145 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 £325–£670
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £75–£130
  • Food £150–£280

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