Sophie, Denmark
About Sophie
A wreck dive. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 32 km away. The sea is about 4°C in January, its coldest month (drysuit), and 19°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). 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. The town to stay in is Nieby.
- What it is Wreck.
- 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 No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 32 km away.
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Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 km.
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Water about 13°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 16 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH), direct. About 6 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → CPH · Skyscanner from about £420 returnAdGetting there. 3 h 40 from the airport to Sophie.
Accommodation.
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Forecast
Best on Wed 21: Sea: flat. Wind 10 kn gusting 15.
The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 77, good | 0.4 m | 17 kn | 26kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 14 kn | 21kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 77, good | 0.3 m | 16 kn | 24kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 10 kn | 15kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 77, good | 0.2 mflat | 14 kn | 20kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 75, good | 0.3 m | 17 kn | 23kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 79, good | 0.3 m | 16 kn | 26kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, poor | 0.5 m | 24 kn | 36knboats in |
| Mon 26Oct | 78, good | 0.2 mflat | 16 kn | 26kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 32, poor | 0.4 m | 23 kn | 31knboats in |
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 £845–£1,620 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 £420–£870
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £70–£115
- Stay £165–£280
- Food £155–£290
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