Is it worth the trip?
63Good out of 100 for your dates
6 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 12°C
Tue 3 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 10°C
Wed 4 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 9°C
Thu 5 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 6°C
Sat 7 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 6°C
Sun 8 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 8°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 165, good
- Mon 262, good
- Tue 363, good
- Wed 463, good
- Thu 563, good
- Fri 663, good
- Sat 763, good
- Sun 863, good
- Mon 964, good
- Tue 1064, good
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 10 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
- Faces SEswell 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.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 65, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 4kn | 10°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 62, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 15kn | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 63, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 13kn | 10°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 63, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 12kn | 9°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 63, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 13kn | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 63, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 14kn | 6°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 63, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 16kn | 6°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 63, good | 0.0 mflat | 5 kn | 16kn | 8°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 64, good | 0.0 mflat | 5 kn | 12kn | 9°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 64, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 13kn | 8°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 NovHigh 04:04 +1.7 mLow 10:26 −1.6 mHigh 16:39 +1.4 mLow 22:46 −1.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 05:03 +1.6 mLow 11:31 −1.4 mHigh 17:43 +1.2 mLow 23:54 −1.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 06:11 +1.4 mLow 12:48 −1.3 mHigh 18:56 +1.1 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
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Banter See - UWC Heim
It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 39 km away. The sea is about 5°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 Wilhelmshaven.
- 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 No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 39 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$1,180–US$2,220 each
about US$1,180–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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to BRE, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$469–US$978 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$248 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$268–US$442 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$295–US$549 |
| Total | about US$1,180–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: Wilhelmshaven
4 min by car · 79 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About Wilhelmshaven 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 55m
About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BRE, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 30m by road
Flights ORD → BRE on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Wilhelmshaven · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Wilhelmshaven · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 km.
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.