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Falckensteiner Strand 2012 - 01
Falkenstein. Photo: DYVER, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Falkenstein

Dive site · Germany

Open Water divers and up

Scored for Advanced divers

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Usually home sucks

Every day scores the same, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 64 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tue 3 · 64 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 64 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 64 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 64 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The site in three facts

  • Open Waterand up
  • Water 10 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
  • Faces NEswell from there reaches it

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual dive conditions at Falkenstein, each day of your trip
DayAir
Mon 2to 8usually9°C

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Water about 10°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit.

Map

the site, its town, photos

Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Falkenstein

Caterpillar und Leuchtturm am Falkensteiner Strand (2008-07) - panoramio
Photo: Tapico, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Falckensteiner Strand am Abend
Near Falkenstein. Photo: DYVER, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Falckensteiner Strand - panoramio (1)
Near Falkenstein. Photo: V-Toll, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

More diving near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Falkenstein

It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 12 km away. The sea is about 4°C in January, its coldest month (drysuit), and 19°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Laboe. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 4 wind sports spots and 2 dive sites.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • 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 12 km away.

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: Laboe

Closest

Laboe

4 min by car · 71 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 71 places to stay in Laboe · Booking.com

About Laboe 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 16h 55m

About 16h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 3h 55m 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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