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Site de Plongée - cale de BEG MEIL, France

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About Site de Plongée - cale de BEG MEIL

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. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 5.6 km away. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 18°C in July, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Open Water divers the best month is usually June, with about 7 good days in 7; in February and December, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Beg Meil. Within 5 km we also list 3 wind sports spots.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 5.6 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 16°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Jul, Sep, Oct and Nov (about 5 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 17 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BES, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Site de Plongée - cale de BEG MEIL.

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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 6 kn gusting 11.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.1 mflat6 kn11kn
Mon 19Oct800.1 mflat2 kn8kn
Tue 20Oct800.2 mflat2 kn8kn
Wed 21Oct660.6 m13 kn20kn
Thu 22Oct650.6 m10 kn18knboats in
Fri 23Oct00.8 m19 kn33knboats in
Sat 24Oct800.4 m10 kn16kn
Sun 25Oct650.7 m9 kn20kn
Mon 26Oct720.5 m13 kn20kn
Tue 27Oct00.8 m15 kn26knboats in

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. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul6of 7
  8. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec3of 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 £1,025–£1,920 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 £390–£810
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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