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Secca di Fonza
Dive site · Italy
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
73Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Sea 0.3 m, Visibility about 15 m, Water 19 °C
Mon 2 · 56 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.2 m
- Wind
- 17 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 16°C
Tue 3 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 15°C
Thu 5 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 177, good
- Mon 256, fair
- Tue 374, good
- Wed 476, good
- Thu 575, good
- Fri 674, good
- Sat 775, good
- Sun 866, good
- Mon 967, good
- Tue 1065, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 50 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 77, good | 0.5 m | 9 kn | 14kn | 15°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 56, fair | 1.2 m | 17 kn | 24kn | 16°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 74, good | 0.5 m | 8 kn | 12kn | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 76, good | 0.3 m | 7 kn | 11kn | 15°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 75, good | 0.4 m | 5 kn | 11kn | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 74, good | 0.6 m | 8 kn | 12kn | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 75, good | 0.4 m | 8 kn | 12kn | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 66, good | 0.4 m | 4 kn | 11kn | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 67, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 10kn | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 65, good | 0.7 m | 1 kn | 12kn | 20°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 00:31 +0.1 mLow 06:46 −0.1 mHigh 13:44 +0.1 mLow 20:49 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:07 +0.0 mLow 08:10 −0.1 mHigh 15:06 +0.1 mLow 22:11 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:52 +0.0 mLow 09:36 −0.1 mHigh 16:20 +0.1 mLow 23:12 −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).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec6of 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 and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Secca di Fonza
A wall dive. It goes down to 50 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, 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. 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.9 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 Campo Nell Elba. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 8 dive sites.
- What it is Wall.
- How deep Down to 50 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.9 km away.
Water about 19°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 15 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to FCO, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$523–US$1,090 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$107–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$268–US$449 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$301–US$563 |
| Total | about 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
8 min by car · 154 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
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
Flights ORD → FCO on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Campo Nell Elba · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Campo Nell Elba · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Diving spiro sub 3.9 km
MarelinoSub 6.9 km
Mandel Diving Center 7.3 km
Aquanautic Elba 7.4 km
Il Corsaro 7.6 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 20 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.