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Plongée Australe
Dive site · France
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
88Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 27°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 186, good
- Mon 288, good
- Tue 388, good
- Wed 488, good
- Thu 589, good
- Fri 688, good
- Sat 788, good
- Sun 889, good
- Mon 988, good
- Tue 1088, good
The site in three facts
- Advancedand up
- Water 26 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces SWswell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 86, good | 1.0 m | 4 kn | 16kn | 28°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 88, good | 0.9 m | 1 kn | 12kn | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 88, good | 0.8 m | 3 kn | 14kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 88, good | 0.7 m | 4 kn | 15kn | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 89, good | 0.6 m | 4 kn | 17kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 88, good | 0.8 m | 4 kn | 19kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 88, good | 0.8 m | 3 kn | 15kn | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 89, good | 0.7 m | 3 kn | 22kn | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 88, good | 0.7 m | 5 kn | 20kn | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 88, good | 0.7 m | 7 kn | 21kn | 26°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 02:49 +0.1 mLow 07:30 −0.0 mHigh 13:36 +0.1 mLow 21:32 −0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 05:26 +0.1 mLow 10:13 +0.0 mHigh 16:22 +0.1 mLow 23:24 −0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 06:33 +0.1 mLow 12:13 −0.1 mHigh 18:08 +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).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 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, its town, photos
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Photos of Plongée Australe
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Plongée Australe
It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 25 km away. The sea is about 24°C in July, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in January, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Saint-Pierre. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.
- 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 No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 25 km away.
Water about 26°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility over 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Mar, Nov and Dec (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$1,720–US$3,320 each
about US$1,720–US$3,320 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to RUN, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$978–US$2,030 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$281–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Total | about US$1,720–US$3,320 |
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: Saint-Pierre
1 min by car · 39 places to stay
About Saint-Pierre its beds, food and every spot near it
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 29h 35m
About 29h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → RUN, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h 10m by road
Flights ORD → RUN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Saint-Pierre · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Saint-Pierre · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 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 over 30 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.