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Björkviks brygga, Sweden

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sandhamn, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BMA (BMA), 37 km.

About Björkviks brygga

You get in from the shore. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The sea is about 2°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 17°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Advanced divers the best months are usually May, June and July, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 4. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sandhamn, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BMA (BMA), 37 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • 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 10 km, the nearest 11 km away.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

  • Vrakdykarpensionatet 11 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

Water about 11°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to ARN, changing at DUB. About 12 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → ARN · Skyscanner from about £420 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Björkviks brygga.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Sandhamn, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BMA (BMA), 37 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Dive site

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 7 kn gusting 12.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Björkviks brygga
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.2 mflat7 kn12kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.1 mflat4 kn9kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.3 m6 kn9kn
Wed 21Oct76, good0.6 m12 kn16kn
Thu 22Oct80, good0.4 m10 kn13kn
Fri 23Oct78, good0.6 m9 kn13kn
Sat 24Oct80, good0.6 m9 kn16kn
Sun 25Oct40, fair1.0 m15 kn20kn
Mon 26Oct75, good0.6 m7 kn18kn
Tue 27Oct79, good0.5 m9 kn13kn

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. What is under the water (visibility, current, 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. Mar6of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 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 £680–£1,340 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 £420–£870
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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