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Northern Europe · Norway

Lofoten

Essentials

Dive difficulty
Intermediate
Best months
Not documented
Access
Day boat
Reachable without a liveaboard
Experience & eligibility
Advanced Open Water recommended
1 of 2 sites
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Dive sites

MS Hadsel

  • Depth : 37–46m
  • Level : Advanced
  • Dive type : Wreck
  • Access : Day boat · Reachable without a liveaboard

Advanced Open Water recommended — also accepted: SSI Advanced Adventurer, NAUI Advanced Scuba Diver, CMAS 2★

A Norwegian coastal steamer that sank in a strong current near Reine in January 1958 (all 46 aboard evacuated safely); the cold water has preserved… Read more

A Norwegian coastal steamer that sank in a strong current near Reine in January 1958 (all 46 aboard evacuated safely); the cold water has preserved the wreck well. A genuine deep/technical-adjacent wreck dive, day-boat accessible from Ballstad, no liveaboard.

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Vaterfjorden

  • Depth : 2–10m
  • Level : Advanced
  • Dive type : Drift · Wall
  • Access : Day boat · Reachable without a liveaboard
A fast drift dive near the bridge by Svolvær airport, its walls covered in thousands of anemones with passing schools of pollack — the site of a… Read more

A fast drift dive near the bridge by Svolvær airport, its walls covered in thousands of anemones with passing schools of pollack — the site of a community reef-cleanup campaign since 2016. Shallow on paper but explicitly rated for experienced divers only, due to strong current rather than depth. Day-boat from Kabelvåg, no liveaboard.

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Conditions in Jan

Water5–6°C
VisibilityNot documented
CurrentNot documented

Water temperature: NOAA OISST satellite sea-surface normals (2020–2024, typical range for the month). It can be cooler at depth or below a thermocline — check with your operator for exposure protection.

Experience & eligibility

  • Recommended

    Advanced Open Water

    Site concerned (1/2): MS Hadsel

    also accepted: SSI Advanced Adventurer, NAUI Advanced Scuba Diver, CMAS 2★

A required level is a floor: a more experienced diver always qualifies.

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