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Le fer à cheval, French Polynesia

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About Le fer à cheval

A cave dive. It goes down to 25 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 43 km away. The sea is about 26°C in September, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For experienced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and December, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Teahupoo.

  • What it is Cave.
  • How deep Down to 25 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 43 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 25 km.

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Water about 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility over 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Aug, Sep and Dec (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 20 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PPT, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Le fer à cheval.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: Sea 1.4 m. Wind 6 kn gusting 12.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct671.8 m11 kn15kn
Mon 19Oct801.4 m6 kn12kn
Tue 20Oct562.0 m9 kn12kn
Wed 21Oct422.3 m9 kn12kn
Thu 22Oct362.4 m9 kn14kn
Fri 23Oct352.4 m12 kn16kn
Sat 24Oct342.4 m12 kn21kn
Sun 25Oct332.5 m10 kn16kn
Mon 26Oct323.2 m10 kn18kn
Tue 27Oct323.5 m10 kn17kn

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. Jan6of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar6of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep4of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec6of 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 £960–£1,860 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 £535–£1,110
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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