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Banter See - UWC Heim, Germany

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About Banter See - UWC Heim

It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 39 km away. The sea is about 5°C in January, its coldest month (drysuit), and 19°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Open Water divers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 6. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Wilhelmshaven.

  • 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 No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 39 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 25 km.

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Water about 14°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, 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 19 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to Banter See - UWC Heim.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: Wind 6 kn gusting 16.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct0–15 kn28knboats in
Mon 19Oct79–10 kn21kn
Tue 20Oct79–10 kn22kn
Wed 21Oct80–6 kn16kn
Thu 22Oct0–12 kn26knboats in
Fri 23Oct0–18 kn33knboats in
Sat 24Oct0–18 kn32knboats in
Sun 25Oct0–13 kn28knboats in
Mon 26Oct0–14 kn29knboats in
Tue 27Oct38–11 kn23knboats 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, halved for a sheltered site. 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 Open Water divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 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 £845–£1,620 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 £420–£870
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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