Punta del Faro di Portofino
Dive site · Italy
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Open Water divers and up
Scored for Advanced divers
Is it worth the trip?
75Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Sea: flat, Visibility about 15 m, Water 19 °C
Tue 3 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 15°C
Sat 7 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 15°C
Mon 9 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 15°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 375, good
- Wed 474, good
- Thu 574, good
- Fri 673, good
- Sat 774, good
- Sun 876, good
- Mon 975, good
- Tue 1072, good
- Wed 1159, fair
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 19 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Faces Sswell 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.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 75, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 6kn | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 74, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 9kn | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 74, good | 0.5 m | 2 kn | 8kn | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 73, good | 0.5 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 15°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 74, good | 0.4 m | 2 kn | 7kn | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 76, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 5kn | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 75, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 10kn | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 72, good | 0.3 m | 8 kn | 17kn | 17°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 59, fair | 0.4 m | 8 kn | 13kn | 17°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 03:37 +0.0 mLow 09:45 −0.1 mHigh 16:19 +0.1 mLow 23:15 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:01 +0.0 mLow 10:50 −0.1 mHigh 17:12 +0.1 mLow 23:59 −0.1 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 05:56 +0.1 mLow 11:45 −0.1 mHigh 17:54 +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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 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
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec6of 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, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Punta del Faro di Portofino
It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. 10 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.5 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 Portofino. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 2 wind sports spots, 16 dive sites and 1 kayak spot.
- 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 10 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.5 km away.
Water about 19°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in 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$1,170–US$2,220 each
about US$1,170–US$2,220 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 MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$497–US$1,030 |
| 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$1,170–US$2,220 |
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: Portofino
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1 min by car · 31 places to stay
about US$101/nightcountry average
About Portofino 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 16h 35m
About 16h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 2h 55m by road
Flights ORD → MXP on your dates · AviasalesAdeSIM for your phone · Search on AiraloAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Portofino · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Portofino · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Portofino Divers 3.5 km
Rasta Divers 3.6 km
San Fruttuoso diving center 3.7 km
DGP Diving Group Portofino 3.7 km
Dive System Flagship Store 3.7 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.
Chromis chromisDamselfishes
Seen in 189 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
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: Reef Check Med - key Mediterranean marine species 2001-2020; ClimateFish: A database to track the abundance of selected coastal fish species as candidate indicators of climate change; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. Credits
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