9m platform (groot)
Dive site · Netherlands
Open Water divers and up
Scored for Advanced divers
Fresh water: lake, river or quarry
Is it worth the trip?
64Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Fresh water (a lake, river or quarry): no sea, so scored on wind and rain only, Wind 2 kn
Mon 2 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Rain
- 0.8 mm
- Air
- 10°C
Tue 3 · 63 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Rain
- 0.3 mm
- Air
- 10°C
Wed 4 · 63 out of 100
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 9°C
Sat 7 · 65 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 8°C
Sun 8 · 63 out of 100
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Rain
- 1.2 mm
- Air
- 9°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 164, good
- Mon 264, good
- Tue 363, good
- Wed 463, good
- Thu 564, good
- Fri 664, good
- Sat 765, good
- Sun 863, good
- Mon 964, good
- Tue 1064, good
The site in four facts
- Down to 11 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Open Waterand 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 Open Water divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 64, good | 4 kn | 9kn | 0 mm | 12°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 64, good | 2 kn | 5kn | 0.8 mm | 10°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 63, good | 6 kn | 13kn | 0.3 mm | 10°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 63, good | 9 kn | 16kn | 0 mm | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 64, good | 6 kn | 11kn | 0 mm | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 64, good | 4 kn | 9kn | 0 mm | 9°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 65, good | 2 kn | 7kn | 0 mm | 8°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 63, good | 7 kn | 15kn | 1.2 mm | 9°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 64, good | 4 kn | 12kn | 0 mm | 9°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 64, good | 3 kn | 11kn | 1.2 mm | 9°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
the place in full, sources, credits
About 9m platform (groot)
A dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. It goes down to 11 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away. The town to stay in is Heel. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 13 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 No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep Down to 11 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to.
- Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 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$1,240–US$2,320 each
about US$1,240–US$2,320 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 BRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$462–US$965 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$295–US$489 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$328–US$610 |
| Total | about US$1,240–US$2,320 |
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: Heel
2 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Heel its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$107 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 55m
About 14h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BRU, direct, then 2h 05m by road
Flights ORD → BRU on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Heel · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Heel · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Container 0.1 km
Duiklocatie Boschmolenplas 0.1 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 is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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