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Anna Jacobapolder, Netherlands

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About Anna Jacobapolder

It goes down to 30 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 20°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Advanced divers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 6 good days in 7; in January, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Anna Jacobapolder. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 7 dive sites.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep Down to 30 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away.

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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

Water about 16°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep and Oct (under 5 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 14 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), direct. About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 50 from the airport to Anna Jacobapolder.

  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Wind 6 kn gusting 17.

The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Anna Jacobapolder
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good–6 kn17kn
Mon 19Oct80, good–10 kn18kn
Tue 20Oct80, good–12 kn24kn
Wed 21Oct80, good–10 kn22kn
Thu 22Oct78, good–11 kn25kn
Fri 23Oct0, poor–16 kn30knboats in
Sat 24Oct0, poor–17 kn47knboats in
Sun 25Oct0, poor–17 kn35knboats in
Mon 26Oct37, fair–16 kn28knboats in
Tue 27Oct0, poor–21 kn40knboats in

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul6of 7
  8. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec5of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £835–£1,595 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £410–£845
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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