Back to results

Anna Jacobapolder, Netherlands

Stay in Anna Jacobapolder: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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 experienced divers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 7 good days in 7. 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.

Facts: verified.

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.

Save this trip A link to come back to, or to send to the group.

Book the trip

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.

    See flights ORD → AMS · Skyscanner from about £410 returnAd

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

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Anna JacobapolderAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Distances are straight lines unless a drive is given: a site out at sea is reached by boat.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Dives and courses in Anna Jacobapolder · GetYourGuideAdDive gear hire in Anna Jacobapolder · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Anna Jacobapolder on Google Maps · Directions

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Wind 6 kn gusting 17.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80–6 kn17kn
Mon 19Oct80–10 kn18kn
Tue 20Oct80–13 kn24kn
Wed 21Oct80–10 kn22kn
Thu 22Oct79–11 kn25kn
Fri 23Oct39–16 kn30knboats in
Sat 24Oct40–10 kn31knboats in
Sun 25Oct77–14 kn33knboats in
Mon 26Oct80–14 kn31kn
Tue 27Oct0–21 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 experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar6of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec6of 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

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Places to stay · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Dives and courses · GetYourGuide Dive gear hire · GetYourGuide

Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.