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Ny-Ålesund Harbor, Norway

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Ny Alesund, 0 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LYR (LYR), 108 km.

About Ny-Ålesund Harbor

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. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. For experienced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Ny Alesund, 0 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LYR (LYR), 108 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • 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.

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Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 50 km.

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

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    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Ny Alesund, 0 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LYR (LYR), 108 km.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: Wind 13 kn gusting 31.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Ny-Ålesund Harbor
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Mon 19Oct80, good–13 kn31kn
Tue 20Oct80, good–10 kn17kn
Wed 21Oct80, good–10 kn19kn
Thu 22Oct80, good–14 kn28kn
Fri 23Oct80, good–8 kn15kn
Sat 24Oct78, good–10 kn25kn
Sun 25Oct80, good–4 kn8kn
Mon 26Oct80, good–4 kn12kn
Tue 27Oct80, good–9 kn22kn
Wed 28Oct80, good–2 kn8kn

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. What is under the water (visibility, current, 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. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 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. Dec7of 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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