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Gruta dos Enxaréus
Dive site · Portugal
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
69Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Sea 0.9 m, Visibility about 15 m, Water 19 °C
Tue 3 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.2 m
- Wind
- 17 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.2 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.2 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 59 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 25 kn
- Gusts
- 34knboats in
- Air
- 17°C
Mon 9 · 60 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 17 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 16°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 368, good
- Wed 474, good
- Thu 565, good
- Fri 672, good
- Sat 771, good
- Sun 859, fair
- Mon 960, good
- Tue 1073, good
- Wed 1175, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 23 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 19 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Faces Eswell 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 | 68, good | 1.2 m | 17 kn | 23kn | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 74, good | 0.9 m | 10 kn | 15kn | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 65, good | 0.8 m | 11 kn | 15kn | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 72, good | 1.2 m | 12 kn | 17kn | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 71, good | 1.2 m | 13 kn | 20kn | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 59, fair | 1.1 m | 25 kn | 34knboats in | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 60, good | 1.0 m | 17 kn | 24kn | 16°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 73, good | 1.0 m | 13 kn | 20kn | 16°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 75, good | 0.7 m | 8 kn | 12kn | 16°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 NovLow 01:55 −0.3 mHigh 08:19 +0.4 mLow 14:57 −0.4 mHigh 21:02 +0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:09 −0.3 mHigh 09:25 +0.5 mLow 15:57 −0.4 mHigh 22:02 +0.4 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 04:09 −0.4 mHigh 10:19 +0.5 mLow 16:45 −0.5 mHigh 22:51 +0.4 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 experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 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
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec5of 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 Gruta dos Enxaréus
A cave dive. It goes down to 23 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 12 km away. The sea is about 16°C in March, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 24°C in August, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Santa Cruz das Flores. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
- What it is Cave.
- How deep Down to 23 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 12 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 Aug and Sep (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$852–US$1,620 each
about US$852–US$1,620 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 HOR, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$369–US$765 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$101–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$181–US$302 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$201–US$376 |
| Total | about US$852–US$1,620 |
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: Santa Cruz das Flores
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about 5 min by car · 8 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Santa Cruz das Flores its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$67 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 22h 20m
About 22h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HOR, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 4h 20m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Santa Cruz das Flores · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Santa Cruz das Flores · GetYourGuide
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 records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
European parrotfish Sparisoma cretense
Seen in 16 records, mostly Oct.
Grapsus adscensionisMarsh crabs
Seen in 12 records, mostly May.
Similiparma luridaDamselfishes
Seen in 10 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Ornate wrasse Thalassoma pavo
Seen in 10 records, mostly May to Aug.
Salema porgy Sarpa salpa
Seen in 8 records.
Diplodus sargusSea bream
Seen in 7 records.
Bogue Boops boops
Seen in 6 records.
Damsel fish Chromis limbata
Seen in 6 records.
Mediterranean rainbow wrasse Coris julis
Seen in 6 records.
Brown moray eel Gymnothorax unicolor
Seen in 6 records.
Muraena augustiMoray eels
Seen in 6 records.
Rock-skipper Ophioblennius atlanticus
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: iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; Underwater fish visual census in the Azores from 1997 to 2015; Marine Species Rapid Assessment Survey of Azorean Ports and Marinas (2023-2024); NABU|naturgucker. Credits
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