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Diplodus vulgaris Elba island
Capo Calvo. Photo: Anders Finn Jørgensen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Capo Calvo

Dive site · Italy

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 · 14 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
18 kn
Gusts
35knboats in
Air
15°C

Tue 3 · 76 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
17°C

Wed 4 · 76 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 77 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
18°C

Fri 6 · 76 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
16°C

Sat 7 · 76 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
18°C

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
17°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 177, good
  2. Mon 214, poor
  3. Tue 376, good
  4. Wed 476, good
  5. Thu 577, good
  6. Fri 676, good
  7. Sat 776, good
  8. Sun 877, good
  9. Mon 968, good
  10. Tue 1067, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 50 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 19 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
  • Faces Eswell 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 Capo Calvo
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov77, good0.3 m10 kn21kn15°C
Mon 2Nov14, poor0.6 m18 kn35knboats in15°C
Tue 3Nov76, good0.2 mflat8 kn18kn17°C
Wed 4Nov76, good0.1 mflat7 kn16kn16°C
Thu 5Nov77, good0.2 mflat4 kn14kn18°C
Fri 6Nov76, good0.3 m6 kn14kn16°C
Sat 7Nov76, good0.2 mflat7 kn15kn18°C
Sun 8Nov77, good0.2 mflat4 kn11kn17°C
Mon 9Nov68, good0.1 mflat7 kn14kn18°C
Tue 10Nov67, good0.4 m4 kn23kn20°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 00:38 +0.1 mLow 06:53 −0.1 mHigh 13:48 +0.1 mLow 20:49 −0.1 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 02:12 +0.0 mLow 08:15 −0.1 mHigh 15:09 +0.1 mLow 22:10 −0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:52 +0.0 mLow 09:39 −0.1 mHigh 16:21 +0.1 mLow 23:11 −0.1 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

the site, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Capo Calvo

Sciaena umbra juvenile
Photo: Anders Finn Jørgensen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tuscan Islands - Elba - Punta Bianca
Near Capo Calvo, 2 km away. Photo: s.melzig, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

More diving near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Capo Calvo

A reef dive. It goes down to 50 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.9 km away. The sea is about 14°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 Porto Azzurro. Within 5 km we also list 11 dive sites and 1 mountain bike area.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 50 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.9 km away.

Water about 19°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 30 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$1,200–US$2,280 each

about US$1,200–US$2,280 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 FCO, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$523–US$1,090
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$268–US$449
Food7 days eating outabout US$301–US$563
Totalabout US$1,200–US$2,280

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: Porto Azzurro

Closest

Porto Azzurro

7 min by car · 82 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 82 places to stay in Porto Azzurro · Booking.com

About Porto Azzurro its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$100 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 17h 45m

About 17h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FCO, direct, then 3h 30m 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, about usual for the month (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.