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

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Water about 11°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 Mar, 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 18 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN), changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 12 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Björkviks brygga.

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  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

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Forecast

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

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.2 mflat7 kn12kn
Mon 19Oct800.1 mflat4 kn9kn
Tue 20Oct800.3 m6 kn9kn
Wed 21Oct800.6 m12 kn16kn
Thu 22Oct800.4 m10 kn13kn
Fri 23Oct800.8 m11 kn15kn
Sat 24Oct800.6 m10 kn13kn
Sun 25Oct771.0 m15 kn20kn
Mon 26Oct800.9 m11 kn26kn
Tue 27Oct800.5 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. 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. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov6of 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 £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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