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Vuilnisbelt, Netherlands

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

Also within 20 km of Scherpenisse

About Vuilnisbelt

1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 8.7 km away. The sea is about 7°C in February, 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 Scherpenisse. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 5 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 Advanced divers and up: no source states its depth or level, so we never offer it to a new diver.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 8.7 km away.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

No dive centre with a name mapped within 25 km: the map has one 8.7 km away with no name.

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Water about 16°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. 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, Oct and Nov (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 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brussels Airport (BRU), direct. About 7 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Vuilnisbelt.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in ScherpenisseAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Distances are straight lines unless a drive is given: a site out at sea is reached by boat.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Wind 7 kn gusting 12.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80–7 kn12kn
Mon 19Oct80–10 kn15kn
Tue 20Oct80–12 kn19kn
Wed 21Oct80–9 kn16kn
Thu 22Oct78–11 kn21kn
Fri 23Oct36–17 kn24knboats in
Sat 24Oct77–10 kn22knboats in
Sun 25Oct74–13 kn25kn
Mon 26Oct76–14 kn23kn
Tue 27Oct0–20 kn31knboats 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. 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. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov7of 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–£1,605 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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