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Port Rovinj at sunrise
Rovinj, the nearest town, 16 km away. Photo: Christian Baltrusch from Hamburg, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Baron Gautsch

Dive site · Croatia

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

72Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 70 out of 100

Sea
0.5 m
Wind
13 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
15°C

Tue 3 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
10 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
15°C

Wed 4 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
13 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
15°C

Thu 5 · 73 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
15°C

Fri 6 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
15°C

Sat 7 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
15°C

Sun 8 · 69 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
10 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
16°C

Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 170, good
  2. Mon 270, good
  3. Tue 371, good
  4. Wed 471, good
  5. Thu 573, good
  6. Fri 674, good
  7. Sat 774, good
  8. Sun 869, good
  9. Mon 974, good
  10. Tue 1069, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 40 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 18 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
  • Faces SWswell from there reaches it

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.

Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Baron Gautsch
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov70, good0.5 m16 kn29kn14°C
Mon 2Nov70, good0.5 m13 kn18kn15°C
Tue 3Nov71, good0.4 m10 kn16kn15°C
Wed 4Nov71, good0.3 m13 kn19kn15°C
Thu 5Nov73, good0.1 mflat6 kn12kn15°C
Fri 6Nov74, good0.1 mflat1 kn9kn15°C
Sat 7Nov74, good0.0 mflat5 kn11kn15°C
Sun 8Nov69, good0.1 mflat10 kn16kn16°C
Mon 9Nov74, good0.1 mflat1 kn8kn16°C
Tue 10Nov69, good0.3 m5 kn20kn17°C

Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 04:25 +0.2 mLow 08:40 +0.1 mHigh 10:47 +0.1 mLow 20:37 −0.3 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 05:11 +0.2 mLow 12:17 +0.0 mHigh 14:29 +0.0 mLow 21:55 −0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:42 +0.3 mLow 12:30 −0.1 mHigh 17:00 +0.0 mLow 22:57 −0.3 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Baron Gautsch

A wreck dive. It goes down to 40 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 15 km away. The sea is about 11°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 26°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Rovinj.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 40 m.
  • 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 15 km away.

Water about 18°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep (about 15 m).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,030–US$1,990 each

about US$1,030–US$1,990 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PUY, estimated from distance and season, changing at ZRH, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$516–US$1,080
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$60–US$100
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$214–US$362
Food7 days eating outabout US$241–US$449
Totalabout US$1,030–US$1,990

Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Rovinj

Closest

Rovinj

29 min by car · 184 places to stay

about US$80/nightcountry average

See 184 places to stay in Rovinj · Booking.com

About Rovinj its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$80 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 10m

About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PUY, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH), then 50 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

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

What you might see

Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.

This week: visibility about 15 m, clearer than usual (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.

The current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.