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Puerto del Carmen (west), Spain

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About Puerto del Carmen (west)

A wreck dive. It goes down to 45 m. You get in from a boat. 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. 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.0 km away. The sea is about 19°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 23°C in September, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). For Open Water divers the best months are usually June, September and October, with about 6 good days in 7; in February and March, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tías. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 45 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
  • 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 0.0 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 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct (about 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 19 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ACE, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 26 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Puerto del Carmen (west).

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: Sea 0.5 m. Wind 9 kn gusting 18.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct650.7 m10 kn22kn
Mon 19Oct610.8 m7 kn14kn
Tue 20Oct630.8 m9 kn20kn
Wed 21Oct670.6 m12 kn24knboats in
Thu 22Oct800.5 m9 kn18kn
Fri 23Oct640.7 m11 kn21kn
Sat 24Oct600.8 m9 kn23kn
Sun 25Oct590.8 m7 kn19kn
Mon 26Oct670.7 m4 kn12kn
Tue 27Oct750.6 m2 kn7kn

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

  1. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May5of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul5of 7
  8. Aug5of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov5of 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 £820–£1,585 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 £410–£855
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £185–£310
  • Food £175–£330

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