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Shelley Beach, Australia

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About Shelley Beach

You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.0 km away. The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 24°C in February, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, April, September and October, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Manly. Within 5 km we also list 22 surf spots, 2 wind sports spots and 4 dive sites.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.0 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 20°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 9 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Nov and Dec (about 15 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 27 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Shelley Beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.6 m. Wind 4 kn gusting 11.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.6 m4 kn11kn
Mon 19Oct800.5 m2 kn8kn
Tue 20Oct800.5 m6 kn12kn
Wed 21Oct800.5 m8 kn11kn
Thu 22Oct750.5 m8 kn17kn
Fri 23Oct700.6 m14 kn20kn
Sat 24Oct780.6 m12 kn15kn
Sun 25Oct750.6 m10 kn20kn
Mon 26Oct700.7 m10 kn24kn
Tue 27Oct800.5 m6 kn16kn
Wed 28Oct760.3 m14 kn20kn

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. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May5of 7
  6. Jun5of 7
  7. Jul5of 7
  8. Aug5of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct6of 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 £1,375–£2,675 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 £820–£1,705
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £35–£55
  • Stay £240–£395
  • Food £245–£455

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