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Zürich, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Kleiner Parkplatz Erlenbach Schipfe

Dive site · Switzerland

Advanced divers and up

Fresh water: lake, river or quarry

Is it worth the trip?

65Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 63 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Rain
0 mm
Air
7°C

Tue 3 · 63 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Rain
0 mm
Air
7°C

Wed 4 · 64 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 65 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Fri 6 · 65 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Rain
0 mm
Air
8°C

Sat 7 · 65 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Sun 8 · 65 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
6kn
Rain
0.3 mm
Air
12°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 163, good
  2. Mon 263, good
  3. Tue 363, good
  4. Wed 464, good
  5. Thu 565, good
  6. Fri 665, good
  7. Sat 765, good
  8. Sun 865, good
  9. Mon 965, good
  10. Tue 1060, good

The site in four facts

  • Down to 35 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 Kleiner Parkplatz Erlenbach Schipfe
DayScoreWindGustsRainAir
Sun 1Nov63, good9 kn22kn0 mm9°C
Mon 2Nov63, good7 kn16kn0 mm7°C
Tue 3Nov63, good7 kn17kn0 mm7°C
Wed 4Nov64, good5 kn13kn0 mm8°C
Thu 5Nov65, good2 kn7kn0 mm9°C
Fri 6Nov65, good1 kn9kn0 mm8°C
Sat 7Nov65, good1 kn7kn0 mm9°C
Sun 8Nov65, good0 kn6kn0.3 mm12°C
Mon 9Nov65, good1 kn5kn0 mm9°C
Tue 10Nov60, good1 kn14kn12.9 mm14°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.

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About

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About Kleiner Parkplatz Erlenbach Schipfe

A wall dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. It goes down to 35 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.7 km away. The town to stay in is Zürich. Within 5 km we also list 37 dive sites.

  • Water Fresh water: a lake, river or quarry, not the sea. It is scored on its wind and rain only.
  • What it is Wall.
  • How deep Down to 35 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.7 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$1,360–US$2,560 each

about US$1,360–US$2,560 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$27–US$47
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$395–US$663
Food7 days eating outabout US$449–US$831
Totalabout US$1,360–US$2,560

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: Zürich

Closest

Zürich

17 min by car · 175 places to stay

about US$147/nightcountry average

See 175 places to stay in Zürich · Booking.com

About Zürich its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$147 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 → ZRH, direct, then 35 min 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.