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La Tantine, France

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About La Tantine

A wreck dive. It goes down to 48 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 25°C in August, 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 Le Lavandou. Within 5 km we also list 11 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 48 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 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 21°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 20 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 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 19 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h from the airport to La Tantine.

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 12 kn gusting 18.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.2 mflat12 kn18kn
Mon 19Oct320.9 m25 kn32knboats in
Tue 20Oct601.0 m21 kn31knboats in
Wed 21Oct01.0 m28 kn38knboats in
Thu 22Oct690.7 m21 kn34knboats in
Fri 23Oct790.4 m4 kn12kn
Sat 24Oct710.9 m19 kn30kn
Sun 25Oct370.3 m19 kn32knboats in
Mon 26Oct800.9 m5 kn10kn
Tue 27Oct800.2 mflat7 kn11kn

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 £1,075–£2,025 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 £440–£915
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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