Stamsund Kelp Forest
Dive site · Norway
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
44Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Sea 0.5 m, Water 9 °C, Wind 14 kn
Mon 2 · 45 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 18 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 8°C
Tue 3 · 54 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 9°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 24 kn
- Gusts
- 35knboats in
- Air
- 9°C
Thu 5 · 54 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Air
- 7°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 30 kn
- Gusts
- 38knboats in
- Air
- 9°C
Sat 7 · 55 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Air
- 6°C
Sun 8 · 46 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 21 kn
- Gusts
- 29knboats in
- Air
- 9°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 153, fair
- Mon 245, fair
- Tue 354, fair
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 554, fair
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 755, fair
- Sun 846, fair
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The site in six facts
- Down to 14 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 9 °Cdrysuit
- Faces Sswell from there reaches it
- Best in Jul7 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 53, fair | 0.6 m | 14 kn | 19kn | 8°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 45, fair | 0.5 m | 18 kn | 24kn | 8°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 54, fair | 0.3 m | 9 kn | 14kn | 9°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | 0.9 m | 24 kn | 35knboats in | 9°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 54, fair | 0.5 m | 13 kn | 26kn | 7°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | 0.4 m | 30 kn | 38knboats in | 9°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 55, fair | 0.5 m | 14 kn | 26kn | 6°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 46, fair | 0.5 m | 21 kn | 29knboats in | 9°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | 0.6 m | 22 kn | 31knboats in | 9°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | 0.6 m | 28 kn | 37knboats in | 9°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 04:36 +0.8 mLow 10:43 −0.7 mHigh 17:01 +1.0 mLow 23:45 −0.8 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 05:50 +0.7 mLow 12:04 −0.6 mHigh 18:12 +0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:10 −0.9 mHigh 07:12 +0.6 mLow 13:34 −0.6 mHigh 19:29 +0.8 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
best in Jul
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec4of 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 and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Stamsund Kelp Forest
A reef dive. It goes down to 14 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N 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 4°C in March, its coldest month (drysuit), and 13°C in August, its warmest (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit). For Advanced divers the best month is usually July, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Stamsund.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 14 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, 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 EVE, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, 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: Stamsund
2 min by car · 10 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Stamsund 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
About 21h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → EVE, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 2h 25m by road
Flights ORD → EVE on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Stamsund · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Stamsund · 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.