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3 caves, Cabo Verde

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It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.5 km away. The sea is about 22°C in February, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 27°C in September, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, March, April and May, with about 7 good days in 7; in February, about 6. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Santa Maria. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 2 wind sports spots and 3 dive sites.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep Down to 18 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • 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 1.5 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 27°C: 3 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 and Aug (about 20 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 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SID, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS). About 4 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to 3 caves.

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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 9 kn gusting 12.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.6 m9 kn12kn
Mon 19Oct800.6 m9 kn13kn
Tue 20Oct800.5 m8 kn11kn
Wed 21Oct800.6 m11 kn14kn
Thu 22Oct780.6 m12 kn16kn
Fri 23Oct750.6 m15 kn20kn
Sat 24Oct740.6 m14 kn19kn
Sun 25Oct781.0 m13 kn18kn
Mon 26Oct800.8 m11 kn16kn
Tue 27Oct800.6 m8 kn13kn

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. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb6of 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 £800–£1,540 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 £415–£855
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £30–£50
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

Places to eat near Santa Maria

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