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One of the best beaches at Elba - panoramio
Secca di Fetovaia. Photo: Andreas Schäfer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Secca di Fetovaia

Dive site · Italy

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

76Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 76 out of 100

Sea
0.7 m
Wind
10 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
17°C

Wed 4 · 78 out of 100

Sea
0.5 m
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
17°C

Thu 5 · 77 out of 100

Sea
0.7 m
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
18°C

Fri 6 · 74 out of 100

Sea
1.3 m
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
17°C

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

Sea
0.7 m
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
17°C

Sun 8 · 68 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
17°C

Mon 9 · 68 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 268, good
  2. Tue 376, good
  3. Wed 478, good
  4. Thu 577, good
  5. Fri 674, good
  6. Sat 778, good
  7. Sun 868, good
  8. Mon 968, good
  9. Tue 1079, good
  10. Wed 1177, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 40 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 19 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
  • Faces Sswell 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 Secca di Fetovaia
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov68, good1.4 m19 kn28kn16°C
Tue 3Nov76, good0.7 m10 kn15kn17°C
Wed 4Nov78, good0.5 m6 kn9kn17°C
Thu 5Nov77, good0.7 m7 kn11kn18°C
Fri 6Nov74, good1.3 m8 kn14kn17°C
Sat 7Nov78, good0.7 m2 kn5kn17°C
Sun 8Nov68, good0.2 mflat5 kn10kn17°C
Mon 9Nov68, good0.3 m2 kn6kn17°C
Tue 10Nov79, good0.1 mflat5 kn8kn18°C
Wed 11Nov77, good0.5 m10 kn15kn18°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 02:07 +0.0 mLow 08:11 −0.1 mHigh 15:08 +0.1 mLow 22:12 −0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:53 +0.0 mLow 09:37 −0.1 mHigh 16:21 +0.1 mLow 23:13 −0.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 05:10 +0.1 mLow 10:50 −0.1 mHigh 17:20 +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

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Photos of Secca di Fetovaia

Sunset at Fetovaia beach - panoramio
Photo: Andreas Schäfer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tuscan Islands - Elba - coast near Fetovaia
Near Secca di Fetovaia, 1 km away. Photo: s.melzig, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Spiaggia di Seccheto
Near Secca di Fetovaia, 2 km away. Photo: Robertgarrigos, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Secca di Fetovaia

A pinnacle 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 S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 7.4 km away. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 27°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Campo Nell Elba. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 2 dive sites and 1 climbing area.

  • What it is Pinnacle.
  • 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 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 7.4 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 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: Campo Nell Elba

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Closest

Campo Nell Elba

about 15 min by car · 154 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 154 places to stay in Campo Nell Elba · Booking.com

About Campo Nell Elba 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 17h 50m

About 17h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FCO, direct, then 3h 40m 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.