Dijkval
Dive site · Netherlands
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
58Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Sea: flat, Water 12 °C, Wind 2 kn
Tue 3 · 35 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 21 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 25knboats in
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 58 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 9°C
Sat 7 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 10°C
Sun 8 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 10°C
Mon 9 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 9°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 212, poor
- Tue 335, poor
- Wed 421, poor
- Thu 558, fair
- Fri 663, good
- Sat 764, good
- Sun 862, good
- Mon 962, good
- Tue 1061, good
- Wed 1164, good
The site in four facts
- Down to 25 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 12 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Advanced divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 12, poor | 1.4 m | 13 kn | 26knboats in | 13°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 35, poor | 0.9 m | 13 kn | 25kn | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 21, poor | 0.9 m | 14 kn | 25knboats in | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 58, fair | 0.5 m | 11 kn | 22kn | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 63, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 13kn | 9°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 64, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 5kn | 10°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 62, good | 0.2 mflat | 6 kn | 12kn | 10°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 62, good | 0.3 m | 4 kn | 11kn | 9°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 61, good | 0.3 m | 9 kn | 21kn | 9°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 64, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 13kn | 13°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
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:28 −0.8 mHigh 06:51 +1.0 mLow 12:42 −1.0 mHigh 19:37 +1.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:27 −0.7 mHigh 07:58 +1.0 mLow 14:33 −1.0 mHigh 20:47 +1.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:58 −0.7 mHigh 09:05 +1.0 mLow 16:02 −1.1 mHigh 21:52 +1.4 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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Map
the site and its town
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More diving near here
2 places
- Schelphoek 1.6 km away
- Pijler Neeltje Jans 7.5 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Dijkval
It goes down to 25 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to. 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.9 km away. The sea is about 7°C in January, its coldest month (drysuit), and 20°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Burgh Haamstede. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 6 dive sites.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep Down to 25 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to.
- Dive centres 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.9 km away.
Water about 12°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$1,240–US$2,310 each
about US$1,240–US$2,310 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to AMS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$463–US$959 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$295–US$490 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$329–US$611 |
| Total | about US$1,240–US$2,310 |
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: Burgh Haamstede
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about 10 min by car · 48 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Burgh Haamstede 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 14h 45m
About 14h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → AMS, direct, then 2h by road
Flights ORD → AMS on your dates · AviasalesAdeSIM for your phone · Search on AiraloAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Burgh Haamstede · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Burgh Haamstede · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
De Witte Boulevard 4.9 km
Duikcentrum De Kabbelaar 7.1 km
Dolphins 9.7 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 records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
Dogfish Scyliorhinus caniculaShark
Seen in 14 records, mostly Oct to Jan.
Roker Raja clavataRay
Seen in 24 records, mostly Dec to Mar.
Spotted ray Raja montaguiRay
Seen in 9 records.
Blonde ray Raja brachyuraRay
Seen in 3 records.
Ophiura ophiura
Seen in 38 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Ophiura albida
Seen in 32 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Common shore crab Carcinus maenas
Seen in 16 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Common sea star Asterias rubens
Seen in 11 records, mostly Jun to Aug.
Polybius holsatus
Seen in 8 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS, through OBIS; common names from Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Dutch long term monitoring of macrobenthos in the Dutch Continental Economical Zone of the North Sea; Great Eggcase Hunt - citizen science observations of chondrichthyian eggcases; Dutch national shellfish monitoring in the coastal zone. Credits
What is under the water this week (visibility, current) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.