Zilvermeer, Belgium
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Dessel, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list.
Fresh water: lake, river or quarry
About Zilvermeer
A dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. It goes down to 10 m. 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 Open Water 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 stay checked for this site yet: Dessel, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list.
- 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 10 m.
- 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.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
Atlantis 0.2 km
TODI 17 km
Tessdiving 19 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 14 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brussels Airport (BRU), direct. About 7 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → BRU · Skyscanner from about £410 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Zilvermeer.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Dessel, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list.
Hire and lessons.
Dives and courses in Zilvermeer · GetYourGuideAdDive gear hire in Zilvermeer · GetYourGuideAd
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 25 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 5 kn gusting 12.
The score for Open Water divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | 5 kn | 12kn | 0.8 mm |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 7 kn | 15kn | 0 mm |
| Tue 20Oct | 80, good | 10 kn | 21kn | 0 mm |
| Wed 21Oct | 80, good | 8 kn | 17knboats in | 1.8 mm |
| Thu 22Oct | 0, poor | 14 kn | 27knboats in | 2.7 mm |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, poor | 19 kn | 38knboats in | 2.4 mm |
| Sat 24Oct | 39, fair | 11 kn | 24knboats in | 0.3 mm |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, poor | 8 kn | 25knboats in | 1.8 mm |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | 13 kn | 32knboats in | 0.3 mm |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | 10 kn | 25knboats in | 0 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 Open Water 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 mean wind of each day (a lake has no sea), with no gusts or rain in the history.
Rough cost
About £670–£1,325 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 £410–£855
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £70–£115
- Food £155–£290
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