Palacio de la Cherna
Dive site · Colombia
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
87Good out of 100 for your dates
4 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 87 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 283, good
- Tue 372, good
- Wed 473, good
- Thu 590, good
- Fri 690, good
- Sat 790, good
- Sun 887, good
- Mon 990, good
- Tue 1089, good
- Wed 1187, good
The site in three facts
- Advancedand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 83, good | 0.7 m | 9 kn | 25kn | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 72, good | 0.5 m | 2 kn | 7kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 73, good | 0.3 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 90, good | 0.2 mflat | 4 kn | 6kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 90, good | 0.2 mflat | 1 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 90, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 5kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 87, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 14kn | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 90, good | 0.2 mflat | 4 kn | 11kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 89, good | 0.3 m | 7 kn | 16kn | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 87, good | 0.4 m | 8 kn | 15kn | 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
- 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
- Wed 4 NovLow 01:52 −0.2 mHigh 08:34 +0.1 mLow 14:17 −0.1 mHigh 20:05 +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
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- Elsy Bar 2.6 km away
- West Point 2.7 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Palacio de la Cherna
It suits Advanced 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 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 12 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 Advanced 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$577–US$1,080 each
about US$577–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 2 November 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$282–US$577 |
| 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$577–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
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about 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 2 November 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 · AviasalesAdeSIM for your phone · Search on AiraloAd
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 5.4 kmPADI
Blue Life Dive 11 km
Karibik Diving 11 kmPADI
Almacén Stella 11 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
Too few records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
Hypanus americanusRay
Seen in 3 records.
Massive starlet coral Siderastrea siderea
Seen in 291 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Lettuce coral Agaricia agaricites
Seen in 235 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Boulder star coral Orbicella faveolata
Seen in 209 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Head star coral Orbicella annularis
Seen in 204 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Striped parrotfish Scarus iseri
Seen in 200 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Porous coral Porites astreoides
Seen in 169 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Ocean surgeon Acanthurus bahianus
Seen in 141 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Stoplight parrotfish Sparisoma viride
Seen in 141 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Red parrot fish Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Seen in 131 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Blue tang Acanthurus coeruleus
Seen in 126 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Great star coral Montastraea cavernosa
Seen in 118 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
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: Sistema de Monitoreo de Arrecifes Coralinos - SIMAC 2017; Datos de monitoreo asociados al indicador de condición tendencias para arrecifes coralinos - ICTac; Datos de monitoreo asociados al indicador de condición tendencias para peces arrecifales - ICTac; Sistema de Monitoreo de Arrecifes Coralinos - SIMAC: Salud Coralina; Sistema de Monitoreo de Arrecifes Coralinos - SIMAC 2017. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.