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Lessines, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Carrières de Lessines

Dive site · Belgium

Experienced divers only

Fresh water: lake, river or quarry

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

5 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 64 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
4kn
Rain
1.5 mm
Air
10°C

Tue 3 · 64 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Rain
0.5 mm
Air
9°C

Wed 4 · 63 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kn
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Thu 5 · 64 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Rain
0 mm
Air
8°C

Fri 6 · 64 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Rain
0 mm
Air
7°C

Sat 7 · 63 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Rain
3.9 mm
Air
8°C

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
19kn
Rain
0.6 mm
Air
9°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 164, good
  2. Mon 264, good
  3. Tue 364, good
  4. Wed 463, good
  5. Thu 564, good
  6. Fri 664, good
  7. Sat 763, good
  8. Sun 864, good
  9. Mon 964, good
  10. Tue 1064, good

The site in three facts

  • Down to 54 mits deepest
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Fresh watera lake, quarry or spring

Full forecast

every day, every number

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

Fresh water: lake, river or quarry: scored by other rules.

Fresh water has no waves to forecast, so the 39 points out of 100 that a sea site gets for a calm sea are given in full. The day turns on the wind (20 points) and the rain (6); gusts of 34 kn or more still score it nothing.

No satellite reads a lake's clarity or its water, so its day is its surface alone: 65 of 100, where a sea site also scores up to 20 for how far you see and 10 for warm water (D275).

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.

Suits experienced divers only, by its depth against the depths each course trains to. Scored for experienced divers.

Wind and rain forecast and score for each day at Carrières de Lessines
DayScoreWindGustsRainAir
Sun 1Nov64, good3 kn7kn0 mm10°C
Mon 2Nov64, good2 kn4kn1.5 mm10°C
Tue 3Nov64, good7 kn17kn0.5 mm9°C
Wed 4Nov63, good9 kn18kn0 mm9°C
Thu 5Nov64, good5 kn13kn0 mm8°C
Fri 6Nov64, good4 kn10kn0 mm7°C
Sat 7Nov63, good5 kn13kn3.9 mm8°C
Sun 8Nov64, good7 kn19kn0.6 mm9°C
Mon 9Nov64, good4 kn9kn0 mm9°C
Tue 10Nov64, good5 kn17kn0 mm10°C

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. More

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

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Carrières de Lessines

A dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. It goes down to 54 m. It suits experienced divers only, by its depth. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The town to stay in is Lessines.

  • 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 Down to 54 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, by its depth against the depths each course trains to.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away.

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$1,230–US$2,290 each

about US$1,230–US$2,290 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 BRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$965
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$288–US$476
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Totalabout US$1,230–US$2,290

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: Lessines

Closest

Lessines

3 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Lessines · Booking.com

About Lessines its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$107 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 14h

About 14h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BRU, direct, then 1h 10m by road

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

In the water

Dive centres nearby

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.