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Elsy Bar
Dive site · Colombia
Is it worth the trip?
82Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tue 3 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 179, good
- Mon 286, good
- Tue 372, good
- Wed 473, good
- Thu 590, good
- Fri 690, good
- Sat 773, good
- Sun 873, good
- Mon 990, good
- Tue 1088, good
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces Wswell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 79, good | 0.7 m | 11 kn | 17kn | 29°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 86, good | 0.6 m | 9 kn | 14kn | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 72, good | 0.4 m | 2 kn | 6kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 73, good | 0.3 m | 1 kn | 5kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 90, good | 0.2 mflat | 4 kn | 9kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 90, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 7kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 73, good | 0.1 mflat | 7 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 73, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 90, good | 0.2 mflat | 4 kn | 11kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 88, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 11kn | 28°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 NovLow 00:02 −0.2 mHigh 06:30 −0.0 mLow 10:27 −0.1 mHigh 17:16 +0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:39 −0.2 mHigh 07:09 +0.0 mLow 11:41 −0.1 mHigh 18:09 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:15 −0.2 mHigh 07:51 +0.1 mLow 12:57 −0.1 mHigh 19:04 +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 and its town
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More diving near here
2 places
- West Point 0.9 km away
- Palacio de la Cherna 2.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Elsy Bar
It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.9 km away. The sea is about 27°C in February, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in October, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is San Luis. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 13 dive sites.
- 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 3.9 km away.
Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar, Apr, Jun and Jul (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$576–US$1,080 each
about US$576–US$1,080 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to ADZ, estimated from distance and season, changing at PTY, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$281–US$576 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$27–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$127–US$208 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$141–US$255 |
| Total | about US$576–US$1,080 |
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: San Luis
10 min by car · 49 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About San Luis its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$47 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 13h 25m
About 13h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ADZ, changing at Tocumen International Airport (PTY), then 30 min by road
Flights ORD → ADZ on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in San Luis · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in San Luis · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
San Andres Divers 3.9 km
Scuba San Andres 5.0 kmPADI
Blue Life Dive 11 km
Karibik Diving 12 kmPADI
Almacén Stella 12 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.
Lettuce Coral Agaricia agaricites
Seen in 103 records, mostly Sep.
Orbicella annularis
Seen in 97 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Massive Starlet Coral Siderastrea siderea
Seen in 92 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Orbicella faveolata
Seen in 73 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Mustard hill coral Porites astreoides
Seen in 60 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Pseudodiploria strigosa
Seen in 49 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Gutong Scarus iseri
Seen in 47 records, mostly Aug.
Blue tang Acanthurus coeruleus
Seen in 42 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Gutong Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Seen in 41 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Barber Acanthurus bahianus
Seen in 39 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Moontail Sparisoma viride
Seen in 39 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Great star coral Montastraea cavernosa
Seen in 35 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS, through OBIS; common names from Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Sistema de Monitoreo de Arrecifes Coralinos - SIMAC 2012; 3410f695-4bbb-40c3-82e9-1991c30d4d6d; cbb0b14b-27f9-4b4d-a650-e55bdb322a7f; Sistema de Monitoreo de Arrecifes Coralinos - SIMAC 2012; 7140a522-1379-452e-a8a7-8841a96fe656. Credits
This week: visibility about 20 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 no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.