Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
63Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Sea: flat, Water 12 °C, Wind 2 kn
Tue 3 · 60 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 10°C
Wed 4 · 59 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 9°C
Sat 7 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 7°C
Sun 8 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 10°C
Mon 9 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 7°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 255, fair
- Tue 360, good
- Wed 459, fair
- Thu 562, good
- Fri 664, good
- Sat 765, good
- Sun 863, good
- Mon 964, good
- Tue 1062, good
- Wed 1163, good
The site in four facts
- Down to 30 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 12 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Advanced divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 55, fair | 0.6 m | 10 kn | 17kn | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 60, good | 0.4 m | 10 kn | 21kn | 10°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 59, fair | 0.4 m | 10 kn | 18kn | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 62, good | 0.2 mflat | 9 kn | 17kn | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 64, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 12kn | 9°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 65, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 8kn | 7°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 63, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 12kn | 10°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 64, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 9kn | 7°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 62, good | 0.2 mflat | 7 kn | 14kn | 7°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 63, good | 0.0 mflat | 10 kn | 18kn | 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 NovLow 01:02 −0.6 mHigh 07:23 +0.8 mLow 13:05 −0.9 mHigh 20:11 +1.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:12 −0.6 mHigh 08:32 +0.8 mLow 15:00 −0.8 mHigh 21:22 +1.2 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 04:38 −0.6 mHigh 09:40 +0.8 mLow 16:32 −1.0 mHigh 22:27 +1.3 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).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 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
- Jul6of 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 Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 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 Anna Jacobapolder
It goes down to 30 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 20°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Anna Jacobapolder. Within 5 km we also list 3 wind sports spots and 7 dive sites.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep Down to 30 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away.
Water about 12°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a 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$1,240–US$2,310 each
about US$1,240–US$2,310 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 AMS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$463–US$959 |
| 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$1,240–US$2,310 |
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: Anna Jacobapolder
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about 5 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Anna Jacobapolder 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 14h 35m
About 14h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → AMS, direct, then 1h 50m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Anna Jacobapolder · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Anna Jacobapolder · GetYourGuide
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 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.
Chestnut pump dorid Pelagella castaneaNudibranch
Seen in 135 records, mostly Jun to Sep.
Fourline nudibranch Polycera quadrilineataNudibranch
Seen in 107 records.
Boston facelina Facelina bostoniensisNudibranch
Seen in 98 records, mostly Apr to Aug.
Geitodoris planataNudibranch
Seen in 60 records, mostly Feb to Jul.
Plumed sea slug Aeolidia papillosaNudibranch
Seen in 34 records, mostly Jan to Jun.
Aeolidia filomenaeNudibranch
Seen in 26 records, mostly Jan to May.
Aeolidiella avatarNudibranch
Seen in 25 records, mostly May to Oct.
Doris berghiNudibranch
Seen in 15 records, mostly Jun to Aug.
Johnston's balloon eolis Tergipes tergipesNudibranch
Seen in 14 records, mostly Apr to Jul.
Amphorina linensisNudibranch
Seen in 12 records, mostly Jun to Jul.
Velvet dorid Jorunna tomentosaNudibranch
Seen in 11 records, mostly May to Jul.
Barnacle-eating onchidoris Onchidoris bilamellataNudibranch
Seen in 6 records.
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: Blauwtipje.nl - Occurrences of Nudibranchs and Sacoglossa in the Netherlands; Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS; Programme BioObs: observations naturalistes en milieux aquatiques-Observations de BioObs.; Dutch long term monitoring of macrobenthos in the Dutch Continental Economical Zone of the North Sea; Dataset of walvisstrandingen_nl. Credits
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