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El Bajón
Dive site · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
86Good out of 100 for your dates
3 days tie for best
Wed 4 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 87 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 24°C
Tue 10 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 20°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 388, good
- Wed 488, good
- Thu 587, good
- Fri 688, good
- Sat 788, good
- Sun 885, good
- Mon 980, good
- Tue 1079, good
- Wed 1166, good
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 23 °C5 mm wetsuit
- Faces Sswell 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.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 88, good | 0.5 m | 1 kn | 7kn | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 88, good | 0.4 m | 2 kn | 6kn | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 87, good | 0.5 m | 3 kn | 8kn | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 88, good | 0.5 m | 0 kn | 4kn | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 88, good | 0.4 m | 4 kn | 11kn | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 85, good | 0.8 m | 8 kn | 22kn | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 80, good | 1.1 m | 7 kn | 20kn | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 79, good | 0.8 m | 5 kn | 18kn | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 66, good | 0.8 m | 4 kn | 15kn | 23°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
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:42 −0.3 mHigh 08:03 +0.6 mLow 14:47 −0.5 mHigh 21:03 +0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:01 −0.4 mHigh 09:14 +0.7 mLow 15:48 −0.6 mHigh 22:00 +0.6 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 04:01 −0.5 mHigh 10:10 +0.7 mLow 16:36 −0.7 mHigh 22:45 +0.6 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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Map
the site and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About El Bajón
It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.9 km away. The sea is about 20°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 24°C in September, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is El Pinar de El Hierro. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
- 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 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.9 km away.
Water about 23°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct (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$1,000–US$1,900 each
about US$1,000–US$1,900 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to SPC, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$450–US$933 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$107–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$349 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$235–US$443 |
| Total | about US$1,000–US$1,900 |
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: El Pinar de El Hierro
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about 15 min by car · 9 places to stay
about US$81/nightcountry average
About El Pinar de El Hierro its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$81 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 20h 55m
About 20h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SPC, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 2h 15m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in El Pinar de El Hierro · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in El Pinar de El Hierro · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Buceo El Bajón 0.9 km
Centro de Buceo El Hierro 1.0 km
Arrecifal 1.0 km
Extra Divers El Hierro 1.0 km
FAN Diving 1.1 km
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
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Common eagle ray Myliobatis aquilaRay
Seen in 4 records.
Dusky perch Epinephelus marginatus
Seen in 21 records, mostly Oct to Nov.
European parrotfish Sparisoma cretense
Seen in 20 records, mostly Jul to Nov.
Oman porgy Diplodus cervinus
Seen in 19 records, mostly Jul to Nov.
Ornate wrasse Thalassoma pavo
Seen in 16 records, mostly Nov.
Brown moray eel Gymnothorax unicolor
Seen in 15 records, mostly Jul to Nov.
White trevally Pseudocaranx dentex
Seen in 15 records, mostly Jul to Nov.
Madeira rockfish Scorpaena maderensis
Seen in 15 records, mostly Jul to Nov.
Bermuda chub Kyphosus sectatrix
Seen in 14 records, mostly Nov.
Mediterranean slipper lobster Scyllarides latus
Seen in 14 records, mostly Jul to Nov.
Serranus atricaudaSea basses and groupers
Seen in 14 records, mostly Nov.
Yellow barracuda Sphyraena viridensis
Seen in 14 records, mostly Jun to Nov.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS; Programa Poseidon - Citizen Science Project Results; Programme BioObs: observations naturalistes en milieux aquatiques-Observations de BioObs.; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; NABU|naturgucker. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.