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Cristobal Colon, Bermuda

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About Cristobal Colon

A wreck 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 N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 21 km away. The sea is about 20°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 29°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For experienced divers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hamilton. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • 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 No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 21 km away.

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Water about 26°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 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Nov and Dec (about 15 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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  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Cristobal Colon.

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.9 m. Wind 13 kn gusting 17.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Cristobal Colon
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.9 m13 kn17kn
Mon 19Oct56, good1.9 m16 kn23kn
Tue 20Oct77, good1.5 m11 kn21kn
Wed 21Oct71, good1.7 m14 kn18kn
Thu 22Oct58, good1.9 m15 kn20kn
Fri 23Oct66, good1.8 m14 kn19kn
Sat 24Oct32, poor1.5 m25 kn33knboats in
Sun 25Oct0, poor3.1 m26 kn36knboats in
Mon 26Oct0, poor3.0 m32 kn48knboats in
Tue 27Oct79, good1.5 m13 kn24knboats 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. 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. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct4of 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 £570–£1,075 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 £190–£400
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £25–£40
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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