Flauwers West
Dive site · Netherlands
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
63Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 58 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Air
- 13°C
Tue 3 · 60 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 60 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 9°C
Sat 7 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 10°C
Sun 8 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 10°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 258, fair
- Tue 360, good
- Wed 460, good
- Thu 562, good
- Fri 665, good
- Sat 765, good
- Sun 864, good
- Mon 964, good
- Tue 1063, good
- Wed 1165, good
The site in three facts
- Down to 35 mits deepest
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- 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 experienced divers only, by its depth against the depths each course trains to. Scored for experienced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 58, fair | 1.4 m | 13 kn | 26kn | 13°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 60, good | 0.9 m | 13 kn | 25kn | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 60, good | 0.9 m | 14 kn | 25kn | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 62, good | 0.5 m | 11 kn | 22kn | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 65, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 8kn | 9°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 65, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 5kn | 10°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 64, good | 0.2 mflat | 6 kn | 12kn | 10°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 64, good | 0.3 m | 4 kn | 11kn | 9°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 63, good | 0.3 m | 9 kn | 21kn | 9°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 65, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 13kn | 13°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 00:52 −0.8 mHigh 07:03 +1.0 mLow 13:06 −1.0 mHigh 19:51 +1.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:50 −0.7 mHigh 08:13 +0.9 mLow 14:57 −1.0 mHigh 21:04 +1.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 04:15 −0.8 mHigh 09:22 +1.0 mLow 16:19 −1.2 mHigh 22:10 +1.4 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 Flauwers West
It goes down to 35 m. It suits experienced divers only, by its depth. 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 7.0 km away. The sea is about 7°C in January, its coldest month (drysuit), and 20°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Kerkwerve. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot, 6 dive sites and 1 mountain bike area.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep Down to 35 m.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, by its depth against the depths each course trains to.
- Dive centres 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 7.0 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: Kerkwerve
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about 10 min by car · 11 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Kerkwerve 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 40m
About 14h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → AMS, direct, then 1h 55m by road
Flights ORD → AMS on your dates · AviasalesAdeSIM for your phone · Search on AiraloAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Kerkwerve · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Kerkwerve · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Duikcentrum De Kabbelaar 7.0 km
Dolphins 7.0 km
De Witte Boulevard 8.0 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 you might see
Too few records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
Dogfish Scyliorhinus caniculaShark
Seen in 15 records, mostly Nov to Mar.
Roker Raja clavataRay
Seen in 25 records, mostly Dec to Mar.
Spotted ray Raja montaguiRay
Seen in 9 records.
Blonde ray Raja brachyuraRay
Seen in 3 records.
Ophiura ophiura
Seen in 40 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Ophiura albida
Seen in 35 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Common shore crab Carcinus maenas
Seen in 18 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Common sea star Asterias rubens
Seen in 11 records, mostly Jun to Aug.
Polybius holsatus
Seen in 8 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS, through OBIS; common names from Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Dutch long term monitoring of macrobenthos in the Dutch Continental Economical Zone of the North Sea; Great Eggcase Hunt - citizen science observations of chondrichthyian eggcases; Dutch national shellfish monitoring in the coastal zone. Credits
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