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Rabiou, La Cathédrale, France

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About Rabiou, La Cathédrale

A reef dive. It goes down to 65 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.1 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 Open Water divers the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 6. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is St Tropez. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 2 wind sports spots and 5 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 65 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 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.1 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 21°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep (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 18 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Rabiou, La Cathédrale.

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: Sea 0.3 m. Wind 4 kn gusting 10.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct790.2 mflat10 kn15kn
Mon 19Oct01.0 m24 kn33knboats in
Tue 20Oct00.9 m23 kn31knboats in
Wed 21Oct350.5 m13 kn18knboats in
Thu 22Oct400.3 m2 kn20knboats in
Fri 23Oct800.3 m4 kn10kn
Sat 24Oct00.5 m17 kn26knboats in
Sun 25Oct780.4 m4 kn16knboats in
Mon 26Oct800.4 m3 kn12kn
Tue 27Oct800.1 mflat2 kn11kn

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. 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. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec7of 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 £1,075–£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 £440–£915
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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