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Playa Manzalina, Curaçao

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About Playa Manzalina

A reef dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, 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. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.4 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Open Water divers the best month is usually October, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lagún. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 4 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 20 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.4 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 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. 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 Sep, Oct and Nov (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 9 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CUR, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Playa Manzalina.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: Sea: flat. Wind 7 kn gusting 16.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct240.6 m12 kn25knboats in
Mon 19Oct610.5 m11 kn25knboats in
Tue 20Oct320.4 m12 kn24knboats in
Wed 21Oct680.4 m10 kn24knboats in
Thu 22Oct650.5 m9 kn19knboats in
Fri 23Oct290.5 m10 kn21knboats in
Sat 24Oct260.6 m10 kn23knboats in
Sun 25Oct600.5 m12 kn24knboats in
Mon 26Oct800.3 m9 kn24kn
Tue 27Oct800.2 mflat7 kn16kn

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 Open Water divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep4of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec2of 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 £650–£1,235 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 £265–£550
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £30–£50
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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