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White Stars, Cyprus

Stay in Paphos: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Paphos

  • Achilleas Dive site · 5 km from Paphos
  • Vera K Dive site · 6.2 km from Paphos
  • Laboe Dive site · 6.9 km from Paphos

About White Stars

A wreck dive. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.6 km away. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 28°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For experienced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Paphos. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.6 km away.

Facts: verified.

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 26°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility over 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Sep and Oct (over 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 20 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PFO, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS).

    See flights ORD → PFO · Skyscanner from about £555 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to White Stars.

  3. Accommodation.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Distances are straight lines unless a drive is given: a site out at sea is reached by boat.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.8 m. Wind 12 kn gusting 18.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at White Stars
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.8 m12 kn18kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.5 m7 kn10kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.3 m5 kn9kn
Wed 21Oct80, good0.2 mflat3 kn8kn
Thu 22Oct80, good0.2 mflat4 kn10kn
Fri 23Oct80, good0.2 mflat2 kn7kn
Sat 24Oct80, good0.1 mflat3 kn7kn
Sun 25Oct80, good0.2 mflat4 kn9kn
Mon 26Oct80, good0.2 mflat10 kn14kn
Tue 27Oct80, good0.2 mflat2 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 experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 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 £925–£1,815 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 £555–£1,155
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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