Lake
down to 100 m
Schwarze Brücke (Attersee)
Attersee's best-known wall: large burbot hide in crevices at 5-8 m, and the finest wall views lie between 20 and 30 m.
- Advanced
- Burbot
Open Water≤18 m
Fernsteinsee (Tyrol)
Dive site in Austria (Attersee & Traunsee), Austria
Tyrolean mountain lake at 934 m, especially known for its clarity, with a maximum depth of 17 m.
- Max depth
- 17 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Entry
- From shore
The dive
A lake dive from the shore.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: duikersgids.nl
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
- AltitudeDive tables and computers must be set for altitude.
- Access is restricted or uncertain: check with local authorities and operators.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Lake
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Fresh water
What you might see
- Freshwater fish
Season in Austria (Attersee & Traunsee)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: May–Oct.
Source: padi.comWhere is Austria (Attersee & Traunsee)?
The point shows the Austria (Attersee & Traunsee) area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Austria (Attersee & Traunsee)
Lake
down to 30 m
Unterwasserwald (Weyregg, Attersee)
A sunken forest of criss-crossed tree trunks off the Weyregg shore, home to pike, perch and eels.
- Open Water
- Pike
Lake
down to 60 m
Föttinger (Steinbach am Attersee)
Attersee training site with platforms at 5, 10 and 15 m, a buoyancy course and air-filled glass domes at 20 and 30 m.
- Open Water
- Burbot
Lake
down to 35 m
Kohlbauernaufsatz (Unterach, Attersee)
Easy shore entry at Unterach onto a wall ending near 31 m, where a sunken boat carrying an outhouse shelters burbot.
- Experienced
- Burbot
Lake
down to 120 m
Madonna (Traunsee)
West-shore Traunsee wall south of Traunkirchen, dived down a steep rock face to a plateau at about 20 m.
- Advanced
Lake
down to 40 m
Weissensee east shore (Dive World entry)
Shore dive on Weissensee's east shore with a practice platform at 6 m, big perch and pike, and a reef dropping to 40 m.
- Open Water
- Pike
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.