Grotta dei Gamberi
Dive site · Italy
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
83Good out of 100 for your dates
3 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 19°C
Wed 4 · 84 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 84 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 84 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 19°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 381, good
- Wed 484, good
- Thu 582, good
- Fri 680, good
- Sat 782, good
- Sun 884, good
- Mon 984, good
- Tue 1083, good
- Wed 1183, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 40 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 20 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Faces SEswell 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.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 81, good | 0.7 m | 8 kn | 11kn | 19°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 84, good | 0.3 m | 3 kn | 6kn | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 82, good | 0.2 mflat | 11 kn | 14kn | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 80, good | 0.2 mflat | 16 kn | 20kn | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 82, good | 0.4 m | 10 kn | 15kn | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 84, good | 0.3 m | 2 kn | 6kn | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 84, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 9kn | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 83, good | 0.2 mflat | 11 kn | 16kn | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 83, good | 0.2 mflat | 8 kn | 11kn | 21°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
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:02 +0.1 mLow 09:54 −0.1 mHigh 16:35 +0.2 mLow 23:28 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:18 +0.1 mLow 11:10 −0.1 mHigh 17:35 +0.2 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 00:19 −0.1 mHigh 06:17 +0.1 mLow 12:10 −0.1 mHigh 18:24 +0.2 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 and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Grotta dei Gamberi
A cave 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 SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.8 km away. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 28°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Ustica. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 12 dive sites.
- What it is Cave.
- 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 1.8 km away.
Water about 20°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 25 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$1,220–US$2,310 each
about US$1,220–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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to PMO, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$543–US$1,130 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$107–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$268–US$450 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$302–US$564 |
| Total | about US$1,220–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: Ustica
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about 5 min by car · 30 places to stay
about US$101/nightcountry average
About Ustica its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$101 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 19h 20m
About 19h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PMO, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 20m by road
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In the water
Dives and courses in Ustica · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Ustica · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Ustica Diving 1.8 km
Mister Jump diving center 1.8 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
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Slit limpets Flabellina affinisNudibranch
Seen in 8 records.
Cratena peregrinaNudibranch
Seen in 4 records.
Salema porgy Sarpa salpa
Seen in 97 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Ornate wrasse Thalassoma pavo
Seen in 94 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Painted comber Serranus scriba
Seen in 92 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Mediterranean rainbow wrasse Coris julis
Seen in 90 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Dusky perch Epinephelus marginatus
Seen in 61 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Comber Serranus cabrilla
Seen in 19 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Chromis chromisDamselfishes
Seen in 16 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Chameleon sea fan Paramuricea clavata
Seen in 8 records.
Sunset cup-coral Leptopsammia pruvoti
Seen in 6 records.
Yellow barracuda Sphyraena viridensis
Seen in 6 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: ClimateFish: A database to track the abundance of selected coastal fish species as candidate indicators of climate change; Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS; Reef Check Med - key Mediterranean marine species 2001-2020; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. Credits
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