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Eckernförde, Kieler Straße 20 -- 2023 -- 1098
Eckernförde, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Aschau

Dive site · Germany

Open Water divers and up

Scored for Advanced divers

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Sea: flat, Water 10 °C, Wind 0 kn

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
11°C

Tue 3 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
11°C

Wed 4 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
0 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
7°C

Fri 6 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
6°C

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
4°C

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
9°C

Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 165, good
  2. Mon 264, good
  3. Tue 363, good
  4. Wed 464, good
  5. Thu 565, good
  6. Fri 664, good
  7. Sat 764, good
  8. Sun 864, good
  9. Mon 965, good
  10. Tue 1062, good

The site in three facts

  • Open Waterand up
  • Water 10 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
  • Faces NEswell from there reaches it

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.

Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Aschau
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov65, good0.0 mflat5 kn9kn10°C
Mon 2Nov64, good0.1 mflat2 kn6kn11°C
Tue 3Nov63, good0.2 mflat5 kn9kn11°C
Wed 4Nov64, good0.1 mflat4 kn10kn10°C
Thu 5Nov65, good0.0 mflat0 kn6kn7°C
Fri 6Nov64, good0.0 mflat1 kn9kn6°C
Sat 7Nov64, good0.1 mflat4 kn9kn4°C
Sun 8Nov64, good0.0 mflat5 kn14kn9°C
Mon 9Nov65, good0.0 mflat1 kn5kn7°C
Tue 10Nov62, good0.1 mflat9 kn17kn5°C

Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovLow 01:46 −0.1 mHigh 10:19 +0.1 mLow 17:17 +0.0 mHigh 19:47 +0.0 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 03:08 −0.1 mHigh 10:49 +0.1 mLow 17:07 +0.0 mHigh 21:32 +0.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:15 −0.1 mHigh 11:19 +0.1 mLow 17:28 −0.0 mHigh 22:46 +0.1 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the site and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More diving near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Aschau

It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 6.1 km away. The sea is about 4°C in January, its coldest month (drysuit), and 19°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Eckernförde. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 3 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 6.1 km away.

Water about 10°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,190–US$2,220 each

about US$1,190–US$2,220 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CPH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$268–US$442
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$549
Totalabout US$1,190–US$2,220

Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Eckernförde

Closest

Eckernförde

11 min by car · 111 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 111 places to stay in Eckernförde · Booking.com

About Eckernförde its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$100 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 10m

About 17h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 4h 05m by road

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

In the water

Dive centres nearby

  • Tauchen & Meer 6.1 km

    +49 4351 3262

  • Tauchparadies Schwedeneck 9.5 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 you might see

Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.

What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.