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Silent Beach, Croatia

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About Silent Beach

A reef dive. It goes down to 30 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. 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.0 km away. The sea is about 11°C in March, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 25°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Advanced 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 Vrbnik. Within 5 km we also list 3 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 30 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.0 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 20°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. 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 Jul, Aug and Sep (about 20 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 18 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to RJK, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA).

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  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Silent Beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 3 kn gusting 9.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.0 mflat3 kn9kn
Mon 19Oct800.0 mflat2 kn8kn
Tue 20Oct800.0 mflat1 kn7kn
Wed 21Oct760.3 m6 kn12kn
Thu 22Oct780.1 mflat5 kn11kn
Fri 23Oct800.0 mflat3 kn8kn
Sat 24Oct800.1 mflat5 kn11kn
Sun 25Oct800.0 mflat1 kn8kn
Mon 26Oct760.1 mflat8 kn14kn
Tue 27Oct800.0 mflat4 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. 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 £845–£1,645 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 £460–£955
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £30–£55
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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