Is Faroe Islands good for beginner divers?

Yes, partly: 3 of the 6 dive sites we document are suited to Open Water divers, including Shores at Tjørnuvík, The Rocking Stones in Oyndarfjørður and Tjaldavík. The others need more experience or a higher certification.

What is the water temperature in Faroe Islands?

The water is usually between 4 °C and 10 °C over the year.

What marine life can you see in Faroe Islands?

Divers regularly see crustaceans, starfish and urchins, nudibranchs and anemones.

Faroe Islands

6 documented dive sites, 3 of them for Open Water divers. Known for crustaceans, starfish and urchins and nudibranchs.

Water: 4–10 °C
Levels: Open Water, Advanced
Nearest airport: FAE
One dive: €193–227

When to go

Pick a month: the diving season, from published sources, and the typical weather.

Pick a month

Best
Good
Possible
Closed
Not documented yet

Faroe Islands in November

Possible

Sea: 9 °C; at the surface
Air: 8 °C; 6 °C at night
Rain: 150 mm; one of the wettest months
Wind: 33 km/h; on average

Exposure suit: 8/7 mm semi-dry or drysuit · if you feel the cold: drysuit. How we choose

Typical weather, not a forecast: averages for 2021–2025 (air, rain, wind) and 2023–2025 (sea), data from Open-Meteo (ERA5 / Copernicus, Météo-France). Covers an area of roughly 10 to 25 km around the destination.

Compare with another destination

Diving is possible year-round and no source names a best season. Winter has the best visibility (about 30 m) but colder water (about 6 °C); in summer, plankton blooms sometimes reduce visibility (15–20 m still possible).

Source: travel.padi.com

Dive sites in Faroe Islands

From the easiest to the most demanding. Levels with a dashed outline are estimates we are still verifying.

Drysuit diving is required. On the Lincoln City wreck, coordinate with the Tórshavn port authority about ship traffic; bringing ammunition to the surface is illegal.

Open Water friendly

usual dive down to 18 m3 sites

Kelp forest

down to 12 m

Shores at Tjørnuvík

A 3-12 m shore dive at Streymoy's northernmost village, with a good chance of catfish, edible crabs and monkfish.

Open Water
Nudibranchs

Rock formations

down to 8 m

The Rocking Stones in Oyndarfjørður

Swim around two boulders at max 8 m; under the larger rocking stone's overhang you can hear and see it move.

Open Water

down to 6 m

Tjaldavík

An uninhabited bay near Øravík on Suðuroy, sheltered from the Atlantic by a large islet, only 2-6 m deep.

Open Water

For Advanced divers

usual dive down to 30 m3 sites

Fissure

down to 20 m

Gjógv (the gorge)

Advanced
Nudibranchs

Cavern

down to 7 m

Heljareygað at Gamla Hoyvík

Drop through a 1.5 m seaweed-covered hole into a sea cave near Tórshavn with deep crevices and walls alive with colour.

Advanced

Wreck

down to 20 m

Lincoln City wreck (Tórshavn harbour)

A WWII British trawler wreck about 100 m off Tórshavn harbour entrance, max 20 m, dived by boat.

Advanced

Marine life

When the big encounters happen, month by month.

Reported here, season not documented yet:

Crustaceans
Starfish and urchins
Nudibranchs
Anemones
Seals
Octopus
Wolffish
Jellyfish

What diving costs here

Here a dive costs between €193 and €227, depending on the dive centres we checked.

One dive (certified diver)packages counted per dive: €193–2271 centre

The cheapest and the most expensive of the dive centres we checked, from the prices on their own websites in October 2026. Prices change: confirm with the centre before booking.

Converted to euros at the ECB reference rate of 30 October 2026; for currencies the ECB does not publish, the official rate of the country's central bank.

Sources (2)

Where is Faroe Islands?

View on OpenStreetMapLocation: Faroe Islands (Wikipedia)Map: Natural Earth

Nearest airport: FAE

Faroe Islands: frequently asked questions

Is Faroe Islands good for beginner divers?: Yes, partly: 3 of the 6 dive sites we document are suited to Open Water divers, including Shores at Tjørnuvík, The Rocking Stones in Oyndarfjørður and Tjaldavík. The others need more experience or a higher certification.
What is the water temperature in Faroe Islands?: The water is usually between 4 °C and 10 °C over the year.
What marine life can you see in Faroe Islands?: Divers regularly see crustaceans, starfish and urchins, nudibranchs and anemones.
How do you dive Faroe Islands?: The nearest airport is FAE.

About this page

Seasons and marine life come from the sources below. Site levels and depths marked as estimated come from our original catalogue and are being checked one by one. Conditions change: always confirm with a local dive centre.

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