Is Hemmoor Chalk Lake good for beginner divers?

Not really: none of the 1 dive sites we document is rated for Open Water divers. Plan an Advanced certification and some experience first.

What marine life can you see in Hemmoor Chalk Lake?

Divers regularly see crustaceans and freshwater fish.

Hemmoor Chalk Lake

Diving in Germany

Known for crustaceans.

Good months: All year
Levels: Advanced

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

Hemmoor Chalk Lake in October

Good season

Air: 15 °C; 9 °C at night
Rain: 100 mm; one of the wettest months
Wind: 15 km/h; on average

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

PADI: the lake can be dived year-round. No source gives best months or closures, so every month is shown as good. Night diving (23:00–06:00) is forbidden.

Source: blog.padi.com

The dive

For Advanced divers

usual dive down to 30 m1 site

Hidden gem

Kreidesee Hemmoor

A flooded chalk quarry to 60 m with an old access road, flooded houses and forest, plus a sailboat at 14 m and a plane at 12 m.

Advanced
Wreck

Marine life

When the big encounters happen, month by month.

Reported here, season not documented yet:

Crustaceans
Freshwater fish

Where is Hemmoor Chalk Lake?

View on OpenStreetMapLocation: Hemmoor (Wikipedia)Map: Natural Earth

Hemmoor Chalk Lake: frequently asked questions

When is the best time to dive Hemmoor Chalk Lake?: Hemmoor Chalk Lake can be dived all year round. PADI: the lake can be dived year-round. No source gives best months or closures, so every month is shown as good. Night diving (23:00–06:00) is forbidden.
Is Hemmoor Chalk Lake good for beginner divers?: Not really: none of the 1 dive sites we document is rated for Open Water divers. Plan an Advanced certification and some experience first.
What marine life can you see in Hemmoor Chalk Lake?: Divers regularly see crustaceans and freshwater fish.

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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Photo credits

Diver above a shark sculpture in Kreidesee Hemmoor, Dr. W. Strickling, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sunlight and bubbles in deep blue water, Sarah Lee, Unsplash License, on Unsplash