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Flipper II, Germany

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About Flipper II

A wreck dive. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 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, June and July, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Helgoland.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.

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Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 50 km.

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Water about 15°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. 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, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Sep and Oct (about 6 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 55 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. 3 h 25 from the airport to Flipper II.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: Sea 0.8 m. Wind 8 kn gusting 27.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct501.8 m23 kn32knboats in
Mon 19Oct751.1 m18 kn25kn
Tue 20Oct751.2 m17 kn27kn
Wed 21Oct780.8 m15 kn24kn
Thu 22Oct02.0 m30 kn44knboats in
Fri 23Oct291.7 m24 kn34knboats in
Sat 24Oct800.8 m8 kn27kn
Sun 25Oct02.4 m16 kn51knboats in
Mon 26Oct172.8 m23 kn33kn
Tue 27Oct03.1 m30 kn49knboats 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. Jan5of 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 £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

Places to eat near Helgoland

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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