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Coraux dans la réserve Cousteau, Plage de Malendure
Near Buste du Commandant Cousteau, 1 km away. Photo: Antoine Cupial, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Buste du Commandant Cousteau

Dive site · France

Open Water divers and up

Scored for Advanced divers

Is it worth the trip?

92Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

6 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 93 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
29°C

Tue 3 · 93 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
29°C

Wed 4 · 93 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
29°C

Thu 5 · 93 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
28°C

Fri 6 · 93 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
28°C

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
25°C

Sun 8 · 73 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
26°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 193, good
  2. Mon 293, good
  3. Tue 393, good
  4. Wed 493, good
  5. Thu 593, good
  6. Fri 693, good
  7. Sat 793, good
  8. Sun 873, good
  9. Mon 973, good
  10. Tue 1093, good

The site in three facts

  • Open Waterand up
  • Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
  • 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 Buste du Commandant Cousteau
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov93, good0.3 m0 kn8kn28°C
Mon 2Nov93, good0.3 m2 kn11kn29°C
Tue 3Nov93, good0.3 m1 kn11kn29°C
Wed 4Nov93, good0.3 m1 kn9kn29°C
Thu 5Nov93, good0.2 mflat2 kn7kn28°C
Fri 6Nov93, good0.2 mflat3 kn9kn28°C
Sat 7Nov93, good0.2 mflat3 kn10kn25°C
Sun 8Nov73, good0.2 mflat2 kn7kn26°C
Mon 9Nov73, good0.3 m3 kn8kn27°C
Tue 10Nov93, good0.3 m2 kn17kn29°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 08:05 −0.2 mHigh 23:58 +0.2 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 09:04 −0.1 mHigh 18:20 +0.1 mLow 20:15 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 01:33 +0.1 mLow 10:01 −0.1 mHigh 17:52 +0.1 mLow 22:40 +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.

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Photos of Buste du Commandant Cousteau

Plage de Malendure - Flickr - Tiomax80
Near Buste du Commandant Cousteau, 1 km away. Photo: Tiomax80 from Draguignan, FRANCE, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coraux et fonds marins à la Réserve Cousteau
Near Buste du Commandant Cousteau, 1 km away. Photo: Antoine Cupial, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

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About Buste du Commandant Cousteau

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. 11 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.2 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Anse-Bertrand. Within 5 km we also list 20 dive sites.

  • 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 11 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.2 km away.

Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility over 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov and Dec (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$965–US$1,800 each

about US$965–US$1,800 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 MDW to PTP, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$301–US$630
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Totalabout US$965–US$1,800

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: Anse-Bertrand

Closest

Anse-Bertrand

80 min by car · 6 places to stay

See 6 places to stay in Anse-Bertrand · Booking.com

About Anse-Bertrand its beds, food and every spot near it

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 13h 25m

About 13h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PTP, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 50 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 over 30 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.

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