Wird, Switzerland
Fresh water: lake, river or quarry
About Wird
A dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 8.3 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 Berikon.
- 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 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 8.3 km away.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
idefix Tauchen & Reisen AG 8.3 km
Tauchershop MIARU GmbH 12 km
Scuba Viva 13 km
Tauchsport Käser 13 km
Tauchlädeli;Luftverbund 13 km
Divezone 14 km
WZT;Luftverbund 15 km
Scuba-Shop Scherrer GmbH 15 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 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zürich Airport (ZRH), direct. About 14 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → ZRH · Skyscanner from about £435 returnAdGetting there. 40 min from the airport to Wird.
Accommodation.
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Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.
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Hire and lessons.
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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 6 kn gusting 13.
The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | 6 kn | 13kn | 0.2 mm |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 5 kn | 12kn | 0 mm |
| Tue 20Oct | 80, good | 2 kn | 7kn | 0 mm |
| Wed 21Oct | 76, good | 5 kn | 10kn | 9.8 mm |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | 7 kn | 16kn | 0 mm |
| Fri 23Oct | 39, fair | 10 kn | 19knboats in | 5.1 mm |
| Sat 24Oct | 80, good | 8 kn | 22kn | 2.1 mm |
| Sun 25Oct | 79, good | 9 kn | 23kn | 3 mm |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | 6 kn | 17kn | 0.6 mm |
| Tue 27Oct | 80, good | 0 kn | 5kn | 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 Advanced 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 £1,205–£2,255 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
- Taxi £35–£60
- Stay £360–£600
- Food £340–£630
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