Arbeitsponton, Germany
No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Helgoland, is 69 km away.
About Arbeitsponton
A wreck dive. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 6°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 18°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For experienced divers the best months are usually May and June, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 4. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Helgoland, is 69 km away.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up: no source states its depth or level, so we never offer it to a new diver.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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Water about 16°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, May, Jun and Jul (about 8 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 20 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BLL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 14 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → BLL · Skyscanner from about £410 returnAdGetting there. 3 h 50 from the airport to Arbeitsponton.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Helgoland, is 69 km away.
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Forecast
Best on Wed 21: Sea 1 m. Wind 16 kn gusting 23.
The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 48, good | 1.9 m | 23 kn | 32kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 75, good | 1.3 m | 18 kn | 26kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 71, good | 1.5 m | 20 kn | 32kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 78, good | 1.0 m | 16 kn | 23kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 20, poor | 2.3 m | 12 kn | 33knboats in |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, poor | 1.7 m | 31 kn | 43knboats in |
| Sat 24Oct | 0, poor | 0.9 m | 27 kn | 45knboats in |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, poor | 2.8 m | 16 kn | 44knboats in |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | 3.0 m | 25 kn | 39knboats in |
| Tue 27Oct | 32, poor | 3.7 m | 9 kn | 31kn |
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).
- Jan4of 7
- Feb5of 7
- Mar6of 7
- Apr6of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul6of 7
- Aug6of 7
- Sep6of 7
- Oct5of 7
- Nov5of 7
- Dec4of 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 £670–£1,320 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.
- Flights £410–£850
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £70–£115
- Food £155–£290
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