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Plattform 9m, Germany

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Fresh water: lake, river or quarry

About Plattform 9m

A dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. It goes down to 9 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 0.2 km away. For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Eschweiler. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 5 dive sites.

  • Water Fresh water: a lake, river or quarry, not the sea. It is scored on its wind and rain only.
  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep Down to 9 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 0.2 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

  • Basis am Blausteinsee 0.2 km

  • Sport Baumann 15 km

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

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

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From Chicago: about 15 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to BRU, direct. About 7 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to Plattform 9m.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Fresh water: lake, river or quarry: scored by other rules.

Fresh water has no waves to forecast, so the 48 points out of 80 that a sea site gets for a calm sea are given in full. The day turns on the wind (24 points) and the rain (8); gusts of 30 kn or more still score it nothing.

No sea temperature is read for it: nothing forecasts a lake's water, and it is often much colder at depth than at the top. Ask a dive centre what suit to bring.

Best on Sun 18: Fresh water (a lake, river or quarry): no sea, so scored on wind and rain only. Wind 3 kn gusting 7.

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

DayScoreWindGustsRain
Sun 18Oct803 kn7kn0.2 mm
Mon 19Oct807 kn14kn0 mm
Tue 20Oct8010 kn21kn0 mm
Wed 21Oct807 kn13kn0.2 mm
Thu 22Oct3814 kn28knboats in1.5 mm
Fri 23Oct399 kn26knboats in1.5 mm
Sat 24Oct016 kn37knboats in0 mm
Sun 25Oct014 kn40knboats in3.6 mm
Mon 26Oct7514 kn29knboats in2.4 mm
Tue 27Oct019 kn41knboats in0.9 mm

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Fresh water (a lake, river or quarry): no sea, so scored on wind and rain only. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); rain is over the daylight readings, in mm. Water has no reading: no sea temperature is read for a lake. What is under the water (visibility, current, 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. 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 mean wind of each day (a lake has no sea), with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £835–£1,605 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–£855
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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