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Rocky beach
Near Banjol, 2 km away. Photo: Mateusz Kamiński from Gdańsk, Poland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Banjol

Dive site · Croatia

Advanced divers and up

Is it worth the trip?

71Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Sea: flat, Visibility about 10 m, Water 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 69 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
15°C

Tue 3 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
15°C

Wed 4 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
15°C

Thu 5 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
14°C

Fri 6 · 72 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
15°C

Sat 7 · 73 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
15°C

Sun 8 · 67 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
11 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
15°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 170, good
  2. Mon 269, good
  3. Tue 371, good
  4. Wed 471, good
  5. Thu 571, good
  6. Fri 672, good
  7. Sat 773, good
  8. Sun 867, good
  9. Mon 968, good
  10. Tue 1063, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 35 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Advancedand up
  • Water 18 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
  • Faces Wswell 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.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Banjol
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov70, good0.4 m11 kn17kn14°C
Mon 2Nov69, good0.3 m8 kn12kn15°C
Tue 3Nov71, good0.3 m2 kn6kn15°C
Wed 4Nov71, good0.2 mflat6 kn9kn15°C
Thu 5Nov71, good0.2 mflat3 kn12kn14°C
Fri 6Nov72, good0.0 mflat3 kn9kn15°C
Sat 7Nov73, good0.0 mflat2 kn8kn15°C
Sun 8Nov67, good0.1 mflat11 kn15kn15°C
Mon 9Nov68, good0.1 mflat2 kn7kn15°C
Tue 10Nov63, good0.3 m5 kn15kn17°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 04:25 +0.2 mLow 08:40 +0.1 mHigh 10:47 +0.1 mLow 20:37 −0.3 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 05:11 +0.2 mLow 12:17 +0.0 mHigh 14:29 +0.0 mLow 21:55 −0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:42 +0.3 mLow 12:30 −0.1 mHigh 17:00 +0.0 mLow 22:57 −0.3 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.

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Photos of Banjol

Stones and cove along the path
Near Banjol, 2 km away. Photo: Mateusz Kamiński from Gdańsk, Poland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rovinj - panoramio (9)
Near Banjol, 2 km away. Photo: OrlandoFax, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nejlepší pláž pro malé děti - panoramio
Near Banjol, 2 km away. Photo: Perličky, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

More diving near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Banjol

A cave dive. It goes down to 35 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.1 km away. The sea is about 11°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 Rovinj. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 climbing area.

  • What it is Cave.
  • How deep Down to 35 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.1 km away.

Water about 18°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar, Jul, Aug and Sep (about 15 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$1,080–US$2,060 each

about US$1,080–US$2,060 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 PUY, estimated from distance and season, changing at ZRH, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$516–US$1,080
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$214–US$362
Food7 days eating outabout US$241–US$449
Totalabout US$1,080–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: Rovinj

Closest

Rovinj

4 min by car · 184 places to stay

about US$80/nightcountry average

See 184 places to stay in Rovinj · Booking.com

About Rovinj 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 18h 15m

About 18h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PUY, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH), then 55 min 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, clearer than usual (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.

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