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Isola della Gallinara vista dalla spiaggia di Albenga
Cristo redentore. Photo: Paoleto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Cristo redentore

Dive site · Italy

Open Water divers and up

Scored for Advanced divers

Is it worth the trip?

72Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Sea: flat, Visibility about 15 m, Water 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 73 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
11 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
18°C

Wed 4 · 42 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
13 kn
Gusts
26knboats in
Air
15°C

Thu 5 · 70 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
12 kn
Gusts
29knboats in
Air
15°C

Fri 6 · 74 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 75 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 76 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
16°C

Mon 9 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
18°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 273, good
  2. Tue 373, good
  3. Wed 442, poor
  4. Thu 570, good
  5. Fri 674, good
  6. Sat 775, good
  7. Sun 876, good
  8. Mon 974, good
  9. Tue 1073, good

The site in three facts

  • Open Waterand up
  • Water 18 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
  • Faces SEswell 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Cristo redentore
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov73, good0.3 m11 kn23kn18°C
Tue 3Nov73, good0.3 m11 kn23kn18°C
Wed 4Nov42, poor0.4 m13 kn26knboats in15°C
Thu 5Nov70, good0.4 m12 kn29knboats in15°C
Fri 6Nov74, good0.3 m7 kn19kn15°C
Sat 7Nov75, good0.2 mflat2 kn8kn17°C
Sun 8Nov76, good0.1 mflat1 kn9kn16°C
Mon 9Nov74, good0.3 m4 kn10kn18°C
Tue 10Nov73, good0.5 m1 kn7kn17°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

  • Mon 2 NovHigh 01:29 +0.0 mLow 08:17 −0.1 mHigh 14:50 +0.1 mLow 22:25 −0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:49 +0.0 mLow 09:40 −0.1 mHigh 16:04 +0.1 mLow 23:18 −0.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 05:23 +0.0 mLow 10:47 −0.1 mHigh 17:00 +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 Cristo redentore

Isolotto della Gallinara dalla spiaggia di Albenga
Photo: Giovanna Quirito Visone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Amori verso la Gallinara
Photo: Giovanna Quirito Visone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Cristo redentore

It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.9 km away. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 26°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Albenga. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 2 wind sports spots.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • 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 1.9 km away.

Water about 18°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 and Aug (over 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$1,170–US$2,220 each

about US$1,170–US$2,220 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 MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
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$1,170–US$2,220

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: Albenga

Closest

Albenga

about 5 min by car · 97 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 97 places to stay in Albenga · Booking.com

About Albenga 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 05m

About 17h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, 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's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.