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Maniitsup Ikkannersua, Maniitsup Ikkannera, Greenland

No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Nuuk, is 134 km away. Nearest airport: GOH (GOH), 135 km.

About Maniitsup Ikkannersua, Maniitsup Ikkannera

A reef dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about -1°C in March, its coldest month (drysuit), and 6°C in August, its warmest (drysuit). For experienced divers the best months are usually June and July, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, November and December, about 4. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Nuuk, is 134 km away. Nearest airport: GOH (GOH), 135 km.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 18 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, 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.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 50 km.

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Water about 3°C: drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 6 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar and Jul (about 15 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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  1. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Nuuk, is 134 km away. Nearest airport: GOH (GOH), 135 km.

  2. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: Sea 0.9 m. Wind 6 kn gusting 15.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Maniitsup Ikkannersua, Maniitsup Ikkannera
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Mon 19Oct43, fair2.2 m7 kn13kn
Tue 20Oct56, good2.0 m5 kn7kn
Wed 21Oct69, good1.7 m6 kn10kn
Thu 22Oct57, good1.7 m13 kn17kn
Fri 23Oct69, good1.5 m19 kn27kn
Sat 24Oct80, good0.9 m6 kn15kn
Sun 25Oct80, good1.4 m11 kn27kn
Mon 26Oct80, good1.0 m7 kn10kn
Tue 27Oct80, good0.9 m8 kn12kn
Wed 28Oct80, good–12 kn17kn

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. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec4of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

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