Maelstrom Wall
Dive site · Norway
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
49Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Sea 0.6 m, Water 9 °C, Wind 8 kn
Tue 3 · 60 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 9°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.6 m
- Wind
- 29 kn
- Gusts
- 38knboats in
- Air
- 9°C
Thu 5 · 57 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.2 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 8°C
Fri 6 · 20 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.7 m
- Wind
- 25 kn
- Gusts
- 32knboats in
- Air
- 9°C
Sat 7 · 58 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Air
- 6°C
Sun 8 · 47 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.3 m
- Wind
- 23 kn
- Gusts
- 33knboats in
- Air
- 8°C
Mon 9 · 49 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.3 m
- Wind
- 22 kn
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Air
- 9°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 251, fair
- Tue 360, good
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 557, fair
- Fri 620, poor
- Sat 758, fair
- Sun 847, fair
- Mon 949, fair
- Tue 1044, poor
The site in five facts
- Down to 20 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 9 °Cdrysuit
- Faces SEswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 51, fair | 0.9 m | 20 kn | 25kn | 8°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 60, good | 0.6 m | 8 kn | 11kn | 9°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | 1.6 m | 29 kn | 38knboats in | 9°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 57, fair | 1.2 m | 15 kn | 21kn | 8°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 20, poor | 1.7 m | 25 kn | 32knboats in | 9°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 58, fair | 1.1 m | 15 kn | 29kn | 6°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 47, fair | 1.3 m | 23 kn | 33knboats in | 8°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 49, fair | 1.3 m | 22 kn | 31kn | 9°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 44, poor | 1.4 m | 24 kn | 33kn | 8°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 NovHigh 05:54 +0.6 mLow 12:04 −0.6 mHigh 18:15 +0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:11 −0.8 mHigh 07:17 +0.6 mLow 13:35 −0.6 mHigh 19:32 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:28 −0.9 mHigh 08:35 +0.7 mLow 14:52 −0.6 mHigh 20:43 +0.9 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 experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec6of 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, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Maelstrom Wall
A wall dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 13°C in August, its warmest (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit). The town to stay in is Sørvågen. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- What it is Wall.
- How deep Down to 20 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Water about 9°C: 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$1,380–US$2,550 each
about US$1,380–US$2,550 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to BOO, estimated from distance and season, changing at MUC, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$442–US$918 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$214–US$355 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$342–US$569 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$382–US$710 |
| Total | about US$1,380–US$2,550 |
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: Sørvågen
about 5 min by car · 14 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Sørvågen its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$127 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 21h 30m
About 21h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BOO, changing at Munich Airport (MUC), then 1h 55m by road
Flights ORD → BOO on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Sørvågen · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Sørvågen · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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.