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Pijler Neeltje Jans, Netherlands

Stay in Burgh Haamstede: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Burgh Haamstede

  • Dijkval Dive site · 3.5 km from Burgh Haamstede
  • Schelphoek Dive site · 5.1 km from Burgh Haamstede

About Pijler Neeltje Jans

It suits Open Water 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. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 8.3 km away. The sea is about 7°C in January, its coldest month (drysuit), and 20°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Advanced divers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Burgh Haamstede. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 6 dive sites.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 8.3 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

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 15°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 Feb, 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 14 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), direct. About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 05 from the airport to Pijler Neeltje Jans.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: Sea 0.5 m. Wind 9 kn gusting 13.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct791.0 m6 kn12kn
Mon 19Oct800.5 m9 kn13kn
Tue 20Oct800.5 m12 kn17kn
Wed 21Oct780.6 m11 kn15kn
Thu 22Oct780.9 m9 kn21kn
Fri 23Oct01.0 m24 kn35knboats in
Sat 24Oct481.5 m11 kn24kn
Sun 25Oct381.7 m15 kn24kn
Mon 26Oct01.6 m24 kn35knboats in
Tue 27Oct242.0 m15 kn20kn

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 Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar6of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep6of 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 £835–£1,595 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 £410–£845
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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