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Santorin (GR), Akrotiri, Caldera -- 2017 -- 3000
Santorini Dive Center. Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Santorini Dive Center

Dive site · Greece

Open Water divers and up

Scored for Advanced divers

Is it worth the trip?

78Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Sea 0.3 m, Visibility about 25 m, Water 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 85 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
9 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
21°C

Tue 3 · 83 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
21°C

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Sea
0.5 m
Wind
10 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
20°C

Thu 5 · 77 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
16 kn
Gusts
22knboats in
Air
18°C

Fri 6 · 69 out of 100

Sea
0.9 m
Wind
20 kn
Gusts
29knboats in
Air
16°C

Sat 7 · 48 out of 100

Sea
0.9 m
Wind
19 kn
Gusts
26knboats in
Air
16°C

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
15 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
15°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 186, good
  2. Mon 285, good
  3. Tue 383, good
  4. Wed 483, good
  5. Thu 577, good
  6. Fri 669, good
  7. Sat 748, fair
  8. Sun 878, good
  9. Mon 985, good
  10. Tue 1086, good

The site in three facts

  • Open Waterand up
  • Water 21 °C5 mm wetsuit
  • 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Santorini Dive Center
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov86, good0.1 mflat10 kn9kn21°C
Mon 2Nov85, good0.3 m9 kn13kn21°C
Tue 3Nov83, good0.6 m7 kn11kn21°C
Wed 4Nov83, good0.5 m10 kn14kn20°C
Thu 5Nov77, good0.6 m16 kn22knboats in18°C
Fri 6Nov69, good0.9 m20 kn29knboats in16°C
Sat 7Nov48, fair0.9 m19 kn26knboats in16°C
Sun 8Nov78, good0.6 m15 kn24kn15°C
Mon 9Nov85, good0.2 mflat7 kn15kn16°C
Tue 10Nov86, good0.2 mflat5 kn10kn19°C

Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More

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).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. 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

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 Santorini Dive Center

Santorin (GR), Akrotiri, Blick in die Caldera -- 2017 -- 2473
Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

More diving near here

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Santorini Dive Center

It suits Open Water divers and up, 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. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.4 km away. The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 25°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Kamari. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • 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 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.4 km away.

Water about 21°C: 5 mm wetsuit. 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 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$1,060–US$2,060 each

about US$1,060–US$2,060 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 JTR, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$596–US$1,230
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$208–US$348
Food7 days eating outabout US$234–US$442
Totalabout US$1,060–US$2,060

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: Kamari

Closest

Kamari

12 min by car · 139 places to stay

about US$80/nightcountry average

See 139 places to stay in Kamari · Booking.com

About Kamari 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 35m

About 19h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → JTR, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 25 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

Dive centres nearby

  • Caldera Dive 5.4 km

  • Mediterranean Dive Club 6.7 km

  • Navy's Waterworld Diving Center 7.1 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 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.