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Aerial image of Portoferraio (view from the northwest)
Portoferraio, the nearest town. Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Junker 52

Dive site · Italy

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

78Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 79 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
18°C

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
17°C

Thu 5 · 79 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
19°C

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
18°C

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
17°C

Sun 8 · 69 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
17°C

Mon 9 · 69 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 217, poor
  2. Tue 379, good
  3. Wed 480, good
  4. Thu 579, good
  5. Fri 679, good
  6. Sat 780, good
  7. Sun 869, good
  8. Mon 969, good
  9. Tue 1081, good
  10. Wed 1180, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 37 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 19 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
  • Faces Nswell 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.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Junker 52
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov17, poor0.6 m20 kn39knboats in16°C
Tue 3Nov79, good0.3 m7 kn17kn18°C
Wed 4Nov80, good0.2 mflat7 kn15kn17°C
Thu 5Nov79, good0.3 m6 kn13kn19°C
Fri 6Nov79, good0.6 m4 kn16kn18°C
Sat 7Nov80, good0.3 m2 kn7kn17°C
Sun 8Nov69, good0.1 mflat3 kn11kn17°C
Mon 9Nov69, good0.2 mflat0 kn5kn18°C
Tue 10Nov81, good0.1 mflat3 kn8kn17°C
Wed 11Nov80, good0.2 mflat7 kn14kn18°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

  • Mon 2 NovHigh 02:02 +0.0 mLow 08:21 −0.1 mHigh 15:13 +0.1 mLow 22:14 −0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:58 +0.0 mLow 09:41 −0.1 mHigh 16:25 +0.1 mLow 23:13 −0.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 05:16 +0.1 mLow 10:48 −0.1 mHigh 17:21 +0.1 mLow 23:59 −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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About

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About Junker 52

A wreck dive. It goes down to 37 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S blows out to sea. 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.5 km away. The sea is about 14°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 Portoferraio. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 2 wind sports spots and 2 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 37 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.5 km away.

Water about 19°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 20 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$1,200–US$2,280 each

about US$1,200–US$2,280 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FCO, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$523–US$1,090
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$268–US$450
Food7 days eating outabout US$302–US$564
Totalabout US$1,200–US$2,280

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: Portoferraio

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Closest

Portoferraio

about 5 min by car · 108 places to stay

about US$101/nightcountry average

See 108 places to stay in Portoferraio · Booking.com

About Portoferraio 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 17h 55m

About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FCO, direct, then 3h 40m 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.

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