Something Special
Dive site · Netherlands
Is it worth the trip?
71Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Wed 4 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 31°C
Thu 5 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 31°C
Sat 7 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 30°C
Mon 9 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 32°C
Tue 10 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 31°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 368, good
- Wed 469, good
- Thu 571, good
- Fri 673, good
- Sat 773, good
- Sun 872, good
- Mon 968, good
- Tue 1066, good
- Wed 1161, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 18 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces SWswell 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 68, good | 0.5 m | 10 kn | 20kn | 32°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 69, good | 0.4 m | 7 kn | 17kn | 31°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 71, good | 0.3 m | 4 kn | 13kn | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 73, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 11kn | 31°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 73, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 13kn | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 72, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 14kn | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 68, good | 0.4 m | 11 kn | 21kn | 32°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 66, good | 0.6 m | 11 kn | 22kn | 31°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 61, good | 0.7 m | 14 kn | 26knboats in | 31°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
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:28 −0.1 mHigh 09:04 +0.0 mLow 10:44 +0.0 mHigh 19:03 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:54 −0.1 mHigh 09:10 +0.1 mLow 15:50 +0.0 mHigh 20:11 +0.1 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 03:04 −0.0 mHigh 09:37 +0.1 mLow 17:27 −0.0 mHigh 21:29 +0.0 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).
- 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
- May6of 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 Wed 4 Nov
- Dec7of 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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Photos of Something Special
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Something Special
A muck dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. 20 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Kralendijk. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 16 dive sites.
- What it is Muck.
- How deep Down to 18 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 20 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away.
Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. 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$1,080–US$1,990 each
about US$1,080–US$1,990 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 CUR, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$302–US$631 |
| 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$1,080–US$1,990 |
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: Kralendijk
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about 5 min by car · 71 places to stay
About Kralendijk its beds, food and every spot near it
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 10h 40m
About 10h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CUR, direct, then 1h 35m by road
Flights ORD → CUR 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 Kralendijk · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Kralendijk · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Dive Friends 0.1 km
Dive Friends Bonaire @ YS 0.3 km
Wannadive Scubadiving 0.5 km
Scuba Elite - PADI 5 Star IDC Resort 0.5 km
Dushi Style 0.7 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
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Great star coral Montastraea cavernosa
Seen in 109 records, mostly Sep.
Stoplight parrotfish Sparisoma viride
Seen in 96 records, mostly Sep.
Spinyhead blenny Acanthemblemaria spinosa
Seen in 90 records.
Brown chromis Azurina multilineata
Seen in 87 records, mostly Sep.
Bicolor damselfish Stegastes partitus
Seen in 84 records, mostly Sep.
Graysby Cephalopholis cruentata
Seen in 75 records, mostly Sep to Jan.
Bluehead wrasse Thalassoma bifasciatum
Seen in 72 records, mostly Sep.
Blackbar soldierfish Myripristis jacobus
Seen in 71 records, mostly Sep to Jan.
Trumpetfish Aulostomus maculatus
Seen in 67 records, mostly Sep to Jan.
Porous coral Porites astreoides
Seen in 66 records, mostly Sep.
Redlip blenny Ophioblennius macclurei
Seen in 65 records.
Princess parrotfish Scarus taeniopterus
Seen in 63 records, mostly Sep.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS; NMNH Extant Specimen Records (USNM, US); INSDC Sequences; The marine palaemonid shrimps (Crustacea, Deapoda, Caridea) of the Dutch Caribbean. Credits
What is under the water this week (visibility, current) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.