Isfjorden Kelp Forest
Dive site · Norway
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
63Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Sea: flat, Wind 2 kn
Mon 2 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- -4°C
Tue 3 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- -2°C
Wed 4 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 0°C
Thu 5 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- -3°C
Fri 6 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- -9°C
Sat 7 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- -6°C
Sun 8 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- -5°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 263, good
- Tue 362, good
- Wed 463, good
- Thu 562, good
- Fri 663, good
- Sat 763, good
- Sun 864, good
- Mon 963, good
- Tue 1059, fair
- Wed 1163, good
The site in four facts
- Down to 15 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Faces NWswell 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 experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 63, good | 0.2 mflat | 4 kn | 9kn | -4°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 62, good | 0.3 m | 10 kn | 14kn | -2°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 63, good | 0.3 m | 5 kn | 11kn | 0°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 62, good | 0.3 m | 7 kn | 14kn | -3°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 63, good | 0.2 mflat | 7 kn | 14kn | -9°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 63, good | 0.2 mflat | 7 kn | 13kn | -6°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 64, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 8kn | -5°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 63, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 11kn | -4°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 59, fair | 0.4 m | 16 kn | 24kn | -5°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 63, good | 0.2 mflat | 7 kn | 18kn | -5°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 00:24 −0.5 mHigh 06:38 +0.3 mLow 12:34 −0.3 mHigh 18:57 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:46 −0.5 mHigh 08:03 +0.3 mLow 14:02 −0.3 mHigh 20:15 +0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:04 −0.6 mHigh 09:20 +0.4 mLow 15:22 −0.4 mHigh 21:26 +0.5 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.
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the site and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Isfjorden Kelp Forest
A reef dive. It goes down to 15 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, 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 town to stay in is Longyearbyen.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 15 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, 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.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Longyearbyen
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about 30 min by car · 9 places to stay
About Longyearbyen its beds, food and every spot near it
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In the water
Dives and courses in Longyearbyen · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Longyearbyen · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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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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