Bank 2, Germany
Fresh water: lake, river or quarry
About Bank 2
A sand dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. It goes down to 40 m. You get in from the shore. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 26 km away. 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 Woffelsbach. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- Water Fresh water: a lake, river or quarry, not the sea. It is scored on its wind and rain only.
- What it is Sand.
- How deep Down to 40 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 26 km away.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 km.
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.
Saved: this link opens the same trip
The link holds the trip itself: nothing about you is kept. Check the forecast again before you book.
Book the trip
From Chicago: about 15 h 30 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. 2 h 40 from the airport to Bank 2.
Accommodation.
Stay in WoffelsbachAd
Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
See all places to stay in Woffelsbach (ad) on Booking.com →Closest towns to stay in
Woffelsbach 4 min by car · rooms from £60 a night
Places to stay in Woffelsbach · Booking.com Ad
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.
Hire and lessons.
Dives and courses in Woffelsbach · GetYourGuideAdDive gear hire in Woffelsbach · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
Bank 2 on Google Maps · Directions
The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.
One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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 34 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 experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | 5 kn | 12kn | 1 mm |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 5 kn | 12kn | 0 mm |
| Tue 20Oct | 80, good | 9 kn | 19kn | 0.4 mm |
| Wed 21Oct | 80, good | 6 kn | 14kn | 0 mm |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | 14 kn | 31knboats in | 0.6 mm |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, poor | 17 kn | 40knboats in | 1.2 mm |
| Sat 24Oct | 80, good | 14 kn | 30kn | 0.6 mm |
| Sun 25Oct | 40, fair | 10 kn | 34knboats in | 2.1 mm |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | 17 kn | 36knboats in | 0.6 mm |
| Tue 27Oct | 80, good | 13 kn | 28kn | 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 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 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
Book the trip
Where to stayAd
Places to stay · Booking.com (ad)Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.