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Rastplatz, Switzerland

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Fresh water: lake, river or quarry

About Rastplatz

A dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 35 km away. For Advanced 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 Obstalden. Within 5 km we also list 2 ski resorts, 1 wind sports spot and 6 dive sites.

  • 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 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 No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 35 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 25 km.

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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 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zürich Airport (ZRH), direct. About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Rastplatz.

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  3. Accommodation.

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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 30 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 2 kn gusting 7.

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

DayScoreWindGustsRain
Sun 18Oct802 kn7kn0 mm
Mon 19Oct802 kn7kn0 mm
Tue 20Oct801 kn13kn0 mm
Wed 21Oct762 kn14kn12.2 mm
Thu 22Oct801 kn13kn0 mm
Fri 23Oct805 kn23kn3.9 mm
Sat 24Oct803 kn26kn1.5 mm
Sun 25Oct735 kn24knboats in10.8 mm
Mon 26Oct791 kn23kn4.5 mm
Tue 27Oct802 kn17kn0 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 Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. 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 £1,310–£2,430 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 £435–£900
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £140–£235
  • Stay £360–£600
  • Food £340–£630

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