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Fühlinger See 5: Sporttauchen. Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Fühlinger See 5: Sporttauchen

Dive site · Germany

Advanced divers and up

Fresh water: lake, river or quarry

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 65 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
4kn
Rain
0.1 mm
Air
9°C

Tue 3 · 64 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Wed 4 · 64 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kn
Rain
0 mm
Air
11°C

Thu 5 · 64 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
12kn
Rain
0 mm
Air
10°C

Fri 6 · 65 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
7kn
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Sun 8 · 63 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Rain
2.4 mm
Air
8°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 164, good
  2. Mon 265, good
  3. Tue 364, good
  4. Wed 464, good
  5. Thu 564, good
  6. Fri 665, good
  7. Sat 764, good
  8. Sun 863, good
  9. Mon 964, good
  10. Tue 1064, good

The site in four facts

  • Down to 15 mits deepest
  • From the shorehow you get in
  • Advancedand up
  • 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 30 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.

Wind and rain forecast and score for each day at Fühlinger See 5: Sporttauchen
DayScoreWindGustsRainAir
Sun 1Nov64, good3 kn9kn0 mm12°C
Mon 2Nov65, good1 kn4kn0.1 mm9°C
Tue 3Nov64, good5 kn14kn0 mm9°C
Wed 4Nov64, good5 kn16kn0 mm11°C
Thu 5Nov64, good2 kn12kn0 mm10°C
Fri 6Nov65, good0 kn7kn0 mm9°C
Sat 7Nov64, good4 kn14kn0 mm9°C
Sun 8Nov63, good6 kn14kn2.4 mm8°C
Mon 9Nov64, good4 kn11kn0 mm10°C
Tue 10Nov64, good5 kn14kn2.4 mm9°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

the site, its town, photos

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

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Photos of Fühlinger See 5: Sporttauchen

Aerial view of Blackfoot Beach and swimming area at Fühlinger See in Cologne, Germany
Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
20170804 200936 Fuehlinger See Blackfoot Beach Kanus
Photo: Achim Stump, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Fühlinger See 5: Sporttauchen

A sand dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. It goes down to 15 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.3 km away. The town to stay in is Leverkusen.

  • Water Fresh water: a lake, river or quarry, not the sea. It is scored on its wind and rain only.
  • What it is Sand.
  • How deep Down to 15 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 4 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.3 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$1,190–US$2,240 each

about US$1,190–US$2,240 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 FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
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$2,240

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: Leverkusen

Closest

Leverkusen

8 min by car · 28 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 28 places to stay in Leverkusen · Booking.com

About Leverkusen 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 16h 20m

About 16h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 3h 05m 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.