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Kristiansand S, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Dornier DO-24

Dive site · Norway

Open Water divers and up

Scored for Advanced divers

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
0 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
10°C

Wed 4 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
12°C

Thu 5 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
3kn
Air
10°C

Fri 6 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
9°C

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
6°C

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
8°C

Mon 9 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C

Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 263, good
  2. Tue 365, good
  3. Wed 463, good
  4. Thu 564, good
  5. Fri 665, good
  6. Sat 764, good
  7. Sun 864, good
  8. Mon 963, good
  9. Tue 1062, good
  10. Wed 1164, good

The site in three facts

  • Open Waterand up
  • Water 11 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
  • 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.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Dornier DO-24
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov63, good0.2 mflat2 kn5kn10°C
Tue 3Nov65, good0.1 mflat0 kn4kn10°C
Wed 4Nov63, good0.1 mflat6 kn13kn12°C
Thu 5Nov64, good0.1 mflat1 kn3kn10°C
Fri 6Nov65, good0.1 mflat1 kn7kn9°C
Sat 7Nov64, good0.1 mflat4 kn13kn6°C
Sun 8Nov64, good0.1 mflat4 kn11kn8°C
Mon 9Nov63, good0.2 mflat3 kn9kn8°C
Tue 10Nov62, good0.4 m6 kn17kn9°C
Wed 11Nov64, good0.2 mflat3 kn9kn8°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 04:20 −0.1 mHigh 10:34 +0.1 mLow 16:55 −0.1 mHigh 23:21 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 05:15 −0.1 mHigh 11:28 +0.1 mLow 17:51 −0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 00:13 +0.1 mLow 06:05 −0.1 mHigh 12:20 +0.1 mLow 18:42 −0.2 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.

Map

the site and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Dornier DO-24

A wreck dive. 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 14 km away. The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 17°C in July, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Kristiansand S. Within 5 km we also list 4 wind sports spots and 1 climbing area.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 14 km away.

Water about 11°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$1,200–US$2,250 each

about US$1,200–US$2,250 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to KRS, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$456–US$938
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$342–US$569
Food7 days eating outabout US$382–US$710
Totalabout US$1,200–US$2,250

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: Kristiansand S

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Closest

Kristiansand S

about 15 min by car · 25 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 25 places to stay in Kristiansand S · Booking.com

About Kristiansand S 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 17h 15m

About 17h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → KRS, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 20 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

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

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.

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