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Karpathos Diving Center
Dive site · Greece
Is it worth the trip?
70Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: Sea 0.4 m, Visibility about 30 m, Water 22 °C
Mon 2 · 87 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 20°C
Tue 3 · 60 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 18 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Air
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 50 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 19 kn
- Gusts
- 26knboats in
- Air
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 26 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 22 kn
- Gusts
- 32knboats in
- Air
- 16°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 184, good
- Mon 287, good
- Tue 360, good
- Wed 466, good
- Thu 579, good
- Fri 675, good
- Sat 750, fair
- Sun 826, poor
- Mon 982, good
- Tue 1089, good
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 22 °C5 mm wetsuit
- Faces NEswell 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 | 84, good | 0.2 mflat | 9 kn | 12kn | 21°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 87, good | 0.4 m | 7 kn | 11kn | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 60, good | 0.4 m | 15 kn | 21kn | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 66, good | 0.5 m | 11 kn | 15kn | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 79, good | 0.6 m | 16 kn | 23kn | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 75, good | 0.9 m | 18 kn | 27kn | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 50, fair | 0.9 m | 19 kn | 26knboats in | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 26, poor | 0.9 m | 22 kn | 32knboats in | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 82, good | 0.5 m | 13 kn | 22kn | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 89, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 11kn | 18°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 02:50 +0.1 mLow 10:54 −0.0 mHigh 17:24 +0.0 mLow 22:06 +0.0 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:41 +0.1 mLow 12:17 −0.0 mHigh 18:51 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:15 +0.0 mHigh 06:10 +0.1 mLow 13:09 −0.1 mHigh 19:35 +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.
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).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 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 Mon 2 Nov
- Dec7of 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 Karpathos Diving Center
It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 26°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Pigadia. 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 No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Water about 22°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 and Sep (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$1,070–US$2,090 each
about US$1,070–US$2,090 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 AOK, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$603–US$1,250 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$27–US$47 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$348 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$234–US$442 |
| Total | about US$1,070–US$2,090 |
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: Pigadia
1 min by car · 80 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Pigadia 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 19h 55m
About 19h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → AOK, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 30 min by road
Flights ORD → AOK on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Pigadia · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Pigadia · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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 25 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.