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Kerkwerve, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flauwers West

Dive site · Netherlands

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

62Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 58 out of 100

Sea
1.4 m
Wind
14 kn
Gusts
29kn
Air
13°C

Tue 3 · 60 out of 100

Sea
1.0 m
Wind
11 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
11°C

Wed 4 · 60 out of 100

Sea
0.8 m
Wind
14 kn
Gusts
29kn
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 62 out of 100

Sea
0.5 m
Wind
9 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
8°C

Fri 6 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
8°C

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
10°C

Sun 8 · 62 out of 100

Sea
0.5 m
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
10°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 167, good
  2. Mon 258, fair
  3. Tue 360, good
  4. Wed 460, good
  5. Thu 562, good
  6. Fri 664, good
  7. Sat 764, good
  8. Sun 862, good
  9. Mon 964, good
  10. Tue 1062, good

The site in three facts

  • Down to 35 mits deepest
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • 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 experienced divers only, by its depth against the depths each course trains to. Scored for experienced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Flauwers West
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov67, good0.1 mflat1 kn5kn11°C
Mon 2Nov58, fair1.4 m14 kn29kn13°C
Tue 3Nov60, good1.0 m11 kn23kn11°C
Wed 4Nov60, good0.8 m14 kn29kn10°C
Thu 5Nov62, good0.5 m9 kn22kn8°C
Fri 6Nov64, good0.3 m3 kn11kn8°C
Sat 7Nov64, good0.3 m6 kn12kn10°C
Sun 8Nov62, good0.5 m8 kn19kn10°C
Mon 9Nov64, good0.4 m2 kn14kn11°C
Tue 10Nov62, good0.3 m10 kn26kn14°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 06:00 +1.1 mLow 11:42 −1.1 mHigh 18:40 +1.4 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 00:52 −0.8 mHigh 07:03 +1.0 mLow 13:06 −1.0 mHigh 19:51 +1.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 02:50 −0.7 mHigh 08:13 +0.9 mLow 14:57 −1.0 mHigh 21:04 +1.3 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 Flauwers West

It goes down to 35 m. It suits experienced divers only, by its depth. 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 7.0 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 Kerkwerve. Within 5 km we also list 6 dive sites and 1 mountain bike area.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep Down to 35 m.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, by its depth against the depths each course trains to.
  • Dive centres 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 7.0 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to AMS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$958
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$295–US$489
Food7 days eating outabout US$328–US$610
Totalabout 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: Kerkwerve

Closest

Kerkwerve

6 min by car · 11 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 11 places to stay in Kerkwerve · Booking.com

About Kerkwerve 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 40m

About 14h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AMS, direct, then 1h 55m 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 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.