Arcos da Caloura, Portugal
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Vila Franca do Campo, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list.
About Arcos da Caloura
A cave dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced 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. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 6.2 km away. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 24°C in August, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Vila Franca do Campo, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list.
- What it is Cave.
- How deep Down to 18 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 6.2 km away.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
AZORES SUB dive center 6.2 km
Season Challenge diving center 14 km
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 22°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun and Sep (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 14 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PDL, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
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Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Vila Franca do Campo, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list.
Hire and lessons.
Dives and courses in Arcos da Caloura · GetYourGuideAdDive gear hire in Arcos da Caloura · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
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Forecast
Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.5 m. Wind 5 kn gusting 8.
The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | 0.5 m | 5 kn | 8kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 0.9 m | 5 kn | 8kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 80, good | 0.7 m | 4 kn | 6kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 80, good | 0.6 m | 4 kn | 7kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | 0.4 m | 5 kn | 8kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 80, good | 0.4 m | 3 kn | 7kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 1 kn | 5kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 9kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 78, good | 0.5 m | 12 kn | 17kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 80, good | 0.7 m | 4 kn | 15kn |
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).
- Jan5of 7
- Feb5of 7
- Mar5of 7
- Apr6of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug7of 7
- Sep7of 7
- Oct6of 7
- Nov6of 7
- Dec5of 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 £550–£1,095 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.
- Flights £335–£700
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Taxi £30–£50
- Food £150–£280
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