Salt Pier, Netherlands
No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Jan Thiel, is 64 km away.
About Salt Pier
A reef dive. It goes down to 15 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 17 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.1 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). 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 bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Jan Thiel, is 64 km away. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 20 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 15 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 17 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.1 km away.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
Dive Friends Bonaire 4.1 km
Beyond the Corals 4.6 km
Wannadive Windsock 5.1 km
Dive Friends Bonaire @ PB 5.7 km
VIP Diving 6.3 km
Dive Friends Bonaire 7.0 km
AB Dive 7.0 km
Xprodiver 7.8 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
Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Jul, Sep, Oct and Nov (about 25 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 10 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CUR, direct.
See flights ORD → CUR · Skyscanner from about £265 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Salt Pier.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Jan Thiel, is 64 km away.
Hire and lessons.
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Where it is
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Forecast
Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.6 m. Wind 15 kn gusting 19.
The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | 0.6 m | 15 kn | 19kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 0.5 m | 14 kn | 18kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 80, good | 0.5 m | 14 kn | 19kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 80, good | 0.5 m | 12 kn | 18kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | 0.5 m | 13 kn | 17kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 80, good | 0.6 m | 14 kn | 19kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 80, good | 0.7 m | 15 kn | 21kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 80, good | 0.6 m | 14 kn | 19kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | 0.4 m | 12 kn | 16kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 8 kn | 16kn |
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. 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).
- Jan7of 7
- Feb7of 7
- Mar7of 7
- Apr7of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug7of 7
- Sep7of 7
- Oct7of 7
- Nov7of 7
- Dec7of 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 £525–£1,020 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.
- Flights £265–£550
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £70–£115
- Food £155–£290
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