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Dranske, Blick zur Insel Hiddensee
Dranske. Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Dranske

Dive site · Germany

Open Water divers and up

Scored for Advanced divers

Is it worth the trip?

63Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 60 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
10 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
10°C

Wed 4 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C

Fri 6 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
9°C

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C

Sun 8 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
8°C

Mon 9 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
6°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 262, good
  2. Tue 360, good
  3. Wed 463, good
  4. Thu 563, good
  5. Fri 664, good
  6. Sat 764, good
  7. Sun 863, good
  8. Mon 963, good
  9. Tue 1063, good

The site in six facts

  • Down to 12 mits deepest
  • From the shorehow you get in
  • Open Waterand up
  • Water 10 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
  • Faces NWswell from there reaches it
  • Best in Jun7 good days in 7

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 Dranske
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov62, good0.2 mflat7 kn11kn9°C
Tue 3Nov60, good0.2 mflat10 kn14kn10°C
Wed 4Nov63, good0.1 mflat5 kn7kn10°C
Thu 5Nov63, good0.0 mflat4 kn8kn8°C
Fri 6Nov64, good0.0 mflat1 kn4kn9°C
Sat 7Nov64, good0.0 mflat3 kn6kn8°C
Sun 8Nov63, good0.0 mflat6 kn11kn8°C
Mon 9Nov63, good0.0 mflat7 kn12kn6°C
Tue 10Nov63, good0.0 mflat8 kn14kn7°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 02:32 −0.0 mHigh 05:49 −0.0 mLow 06:20 −0.0 mHigh 14:50 +0.1 mLow 22:33 −0.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 00:49 −0.0 mLow 03:30 −0.0 mHigh 05:36 −0.0 mLow 07:55 −0.0 mHigh 15:15 +0.1 mLow 22:45 −0.0 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 02:31 +0.0 mLow 04:58 +0.0 mHigh 05:11 +0.0 mLow 09:10 −0.0 mHigh 15:28 +0.1 mLow 23:02 −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

best in Jun

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Dranske

Walk On Beach
Near Dranske, 2 km away. Photo: Reinhard Wolf, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Dranske

It goes down to 12 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE 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 February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 19°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Advanced divers the best month is usually June, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Dranske. Within 5 km we also list 3 wind sports spots.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep Down to 12 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water 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 10°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$1,190–US$2,220 each

about US$1,190–US$2,220 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CPH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$268–US$442
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$549
Totalabout US$1,190–US$2,220

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: Dranske

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Closest

Dranske

about 5 min by car · 43 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 43 places to stay in Dranske · Booking.com

About Dranske its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$100 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 15h 25m

About 15h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 2h 20m by road

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

In the water

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.

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