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Belharra-Perdun, France

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About Belharra-Perdun

It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 8 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.3 km away. The sea is about 13°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 23°C in August, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in February, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Within 5 km we also list 8 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 2 dive sites.

  • 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 8 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.3 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 19°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 6 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jul, Aug and Sep (about 9 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 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to EAS, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD). About 7 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Belharra-Perdun.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: Sea 0.7 m. Wind 3 kn gusting 8.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct641.3 m6 kn10kn
Mon 19Oct800.7 m3 kn8kn
Tue 20Oct731.1 m6 kn10kn
Wed 21Oct203.2 m16 kn27kn
Thu 22Oct322.6 m5 kn11kn
Fri 23Oct225.2 m17 kn23kn
Sat 24Oct262.5 m14 kn22kn
Sun 25Oct82.7 m20 kn29knboats in
Mon 26Oct322.8 m0 kn8kn
Tue 27Oct322.0 m2 kn9kn

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. 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. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec4of 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 £955–£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 £410–£855
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

Places to eat near Saint-Jean-de-Luz

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