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Sant'Andrea. Photo: Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sant'Andrea

Dive site · Italy

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

76Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Sea: flat, Visibility about 20 m, Water 19 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 46 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
11 kn
Gusts
31knboats in
Air
17°C

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
18°C

Thu 5 · 78 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
19°C

Fri 6 · 78 out of 100

Sea
0.5 m
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
19°C

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
17°C

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
18°C

Mon 9 · 78 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
19°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 216, poor
  2. Tue 346, fair
  3. Wed 479, good
  4. Thu 578, good
  5. Fri 678, good
  6. Sat 779, good
  7. Sun 880, good
  8. Mon 978, good
  9. Tue 1078, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 40 mits deepest
  • From the shorehow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 19 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
  • Faces NWswell 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 Sant'Andrea
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov16, poor0.7 m17 kn48knboats in16°C
Tue 3Nov46, fair0.4 m11 kn31knboats in17°C
Wed 4Nov79, good0.2 mflat4 kn12kn18°C
Thu 5Nov78, good0.3 m6 kn20kn19°C
Fri 6Nov78, good0.5 m3 kn17kn19°C
Sat 7Nov79, good0.3 m1 kn6kn17°C
Sun 8Nov80, good0.2 mflat1 kn12kn18°C
Mon 9Nov78, good0.2 mflat7 kn22kn19°C
Tue 10Nov78, good0.3 m5 kn17kn20°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 NovHigh 01:56 +0.0 mLow 08:19 −0.1 mHigh 15:11 +0.1 mLow 22:15 −0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 04:01 +0.0 mLow 09:41 −0.1 mHigh 16:25 +0.1 mLow 23:14 −0.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 05:20 +0.1 mLow 10:50 −0.1 mHigh 17:22 +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, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Sant'Andrea

Sant'Andrea, Elba - panoramio (1)
Photo: Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Sant'Andrea

A reef dive. It goes down to 40 m. You get in from the shore. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 4.4 km away. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 26°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Sant'Andrea. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot, 2 dive sites and 1 kayak spot.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 40 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 4.4 km away.

Water about 19°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jul and Aug (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$1,200–US$2,280 each

about US$1,200–US$2,280 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FCO, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$523–US$1,090
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$268–US$449
Food7 days eating outabout US$301–US$563
Totalabout US$1,200–US$2,280

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: Sant'Andrea

Closest

Sant'Andrea

about 5 min by car · 23 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 23 places to stay in Sant'Andrea · Booking.com

About Sant'Andrea its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$100 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 05m

About 18h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FCO, direct, then 3h 50m 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's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.