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Pernera Bay, Cyprus

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Esentepe, 54 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LCA (LCA), 42 km.

About Pernera Bay

A reef dive. It goes down to 10 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. 24 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.4 km away. The sea is about 17°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 Advanced divers the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 6. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Esentepe, 54 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LCA (LCA), 42 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 3 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 10 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 24 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.4 km away.

Facts: verified.

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 26°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 Aug, Sep and Oct (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 21 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LCA, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA). About 11 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → LCA · Skyscanner from about £560 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Pernera Bay.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Esentepe, 54 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LCA (LCA), 42 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.3 m. Wind 10 kn gusting 18.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Pernera Bay
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.3 m10 kn18kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.2 mflat4 kn11kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.1 mflat5 kn11kn
Wed 21Oct80, good0.2 mflat7 kn14kn
Thu 22Oct80, good0.3 m6 kn14kn
Fri 23Oct80, good0.3 m9 kn18kn
Sat 24Oct80, good0.2 mflat10 kn20kn
Sun 25Oct80, good0.2 mflat4 kn14kn
Mon 26Oct80, good0.1 mflat6 kn13kn
Tue 27Oct80, good0.1 mflat5 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 Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 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 £820–£1,630 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 £560–£1,160
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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