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Sentier marin archéologique d'Olbia. Photo: Fadli Mehmed, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sentier marin archéologique d'Olbia

Dive site · France

Open Water divers and up

Scored for Advanced divers

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Sea: flat, Visibility about 15 m, Water 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
18°C

Tue 3 · 75 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
18°C

Wed 4 · 53 out of 100

Sea
1.0 m
Wind
22 kn
Gusts
30knboats in
Air
17°C

Thu 5 · 4 out of 100

Sea
1.2 m
Wind
25 kn
Gusts
34knboats in
Air
17°C

Fri 6 · 60 out of 100

Sea
0.7 m
Wind
10 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
16°C

Sat 7 · 66 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
18°C

Sun 8 · 68 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
18°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 168, good
  2. Mon 274, good
  3. Tue 375, good
  4. Wed 453, fair
  5. Thu 54, poor
  6. Fri 660, good
  7. Sat 766, good
  8. Sun 868, good
  9. Mon 974, good
  10. Tue 1074, good

The site in four facts

  • Down to 5 mits deepest
  • Open Waterand up
  • Water 18 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
  • 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 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 Sentier marin archéologique d'Olbia
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov68, good0.5 m9 kn13knboats in17°C
Mon 2Nov74, good0.3 m4 kn9kn18°C
Tue 3Nov75, good0.2 mflat3 kn5kn18°C
Wed 4Nov53, fair1.0 m22 kn30knboats in17°C
Thu 5Nov4, poor1.2 m25 kn34knboats in17°C
Fri 6Nov60, good0.7 m10 kn22kn16°C
Sat 7Nov66, good0.2 mflat6 kn11kn18°C
Sun 8Nov68, good0.1 mflat2 kn10kn18°C
Mon 9Nov74, good0.2 mflat9 kn13kn17°C
Tue 10Nov74, good0.4 m2 kn9kn19°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 NovLow 05:47 −0.1 mHigh 13:17 +0.1 mLow 21:24 −0.0 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 00:43 −0.0 mLow 07:36 −0.1 mHigh 14:38 +0.1 mLow 22:28 −0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 02:35 −0.0 mLow 09:16 −0.1 mHigh 15:57 +0.1 mLow 23:17 −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).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb7of 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. 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, 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 Sentier marin archéologique d'Olbia

Rade de Giens, Hyères, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France - panoramio (4)
Near Sentier marin archéologique d'Olbia. Photo: M.Strīķis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rade de Giens, Hyères - panoramio (1)
Near Sentier marin archéologique d'Olbia, 2 km away. Photo: M.Strīķis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

More diving near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Sentier marin archéologique d'Olbia

It goes down to 5 m. It suits Open Water 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. 8 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.1 km away. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 25°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Hyères. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 7 wind sports spots.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep Down to 5 m.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 8 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.1 km away.

Water about 18°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 Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep (about 25 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$1,230–US$2,310 each

about US$1,230–US$2,310 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 MRS, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Totalabout US$1,230–US$2,310

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: Hyères

Closest

Hyères

2 min by car · 27 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 27 places to stay in Hyères · Booking.com

About Hyères its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$107 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 45m

About 18h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MRS, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h 45m 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: visibility about 15 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.