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Punta Spalmatore, Italy

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About Punta Spalmatore

A reef dive. It goes down to 12 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.8 km away. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 28°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 6 good days in 7; in January, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ustica. Within 5 km we also list 12 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 12 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 3.8 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.

What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to PMO, changing at ZRH. About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Punta Spalmatore.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 9 kn gusting 13.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.2 mflat9 kn13kn
Mon 19Oct800.2 mflat7 kn10kn
Tue 20Oct800.4 m11 kn17kn
Wed 21Oct291.1 m14 kn23kn
Thu 22Oct321.2 m11 kn18kn
Fri 23Oct580.8 m6 kn13kn
Sat 24Oct460.9 m14 kn20kn
Sun 25Oct271.4 m14 kn22kn
Mon 26Oct181.6 m18 kn28kn
Tue 27Oct321.4 m10 kn18kn

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. What is under the water (visibility, current, 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. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul6of 7
  8. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec4of 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 £1,070–£2,025 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 £480–£995
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £80–£130
  • Stay £245–£405
  • Food £230–£430

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