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Narrow street in Krk town
Krk, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Jernej Furman from Slovenia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Mali Plavnik

Dive site · Croatia

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

69Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
19 kn
Gusts
26knboats in
Air
11°C

Tue 3 · 37 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
23 kn
Gusts
32knboats in
Air
11°C

Wed 4 · 67 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
18 kn
Gusts
27kn
Air
11°C

Thu 5 · 72 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
13 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
12°C

Fri 6 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
13°C

Sat 7 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
13°C

Sun 8 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
15 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
14°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 173, good
  2. Mon 264, good
  3. Tue 337, poor
  4. Wed 467, good
  5. Thu 572, good
  6. Fri 674, good
  7. Sat 774, good
  8. Sun 871, good
  9. Mon 975, good
  10. Tue 1059, fair

The site in five facts

  • Down to 40 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 17 °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 Mali Plavnik
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov73, good0.4 m12 kn20kn11°C
Mon 2Nov64, good0.6 m19 kn26knboats in11°C
Tue 3Nov37, poor0.6 m23 kn32knboats in11°C
Wed 4Nov67, good0.4 m18 kn27kn11°C
Thu 5Nov72, good0.2 mflat13 kn20kn12°C
Fri 6Nov74, good0.1 mflat6 kn11kn13°C
Sat 7Nov74, good0.0 mflat7 kn13kn13°C
Sun 8Nov71, good0.2 mflat15 kn20kn14°C
Mon 9Nov75, good0.1 mflat1 kn7kn14°C
Tue 10Nov59, fair0.3 m13 kn19kn15°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 08:43 +0.2 mLow 19:44 −0.2 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 06:02 +0.2 mLow 21:20 −0.2 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 06:00 +0.2 mLow 13:53 −0.1 mHigh 16:55 −0.0 mLow 22:30 −0.2 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

1 place

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Mali Plavnik

A wall dive. It goes down to 40 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. 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.6 km away. The sea is about 11°C in March, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 25°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Krk. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • What it is Wall.
  • How deep Down to 40 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.6 km away.

Water about 17°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 25 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$1,030–US$1,990 each

about US$1,030–US$1,990 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to RJK, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$516–US$1,080
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$60–US$100
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$214–US$362
Food7 days eating outabout US$241–US$449
Totalabout US$1,030–US$1,990

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: Krk

Closest

Krk

11 min by car · 75 places to stay

about US$80/nightcountry average

See 75 places to stay in Krk · Booking.com

About Krk 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 18h 10m

About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → RJK, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 45 min 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.