Kelp forest
down to 40 m
Saltstraumen
A guided dive in Saltstraumen's short slack window: kelp forests in the stream, anemone-covered rock walls, large cod, halibut and, with luck, wolffish.
- Experienced
- Saithe
Experienced≤40 m
Tunnelen
Dive site in Bodø & Saltstraumen, Norway
A slack-tide dive along a wall of yellow dead man's fingers, descending through a cloud of coalfish to 27 m to meet an enormous cod.
- Usual dive
- 27 m
- Deepest point
- 27 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Feb–Nov
- Entry
- From shore
- Current
- Strong
The story
The site is named after a rock formation with a tunnel that is just wide enough for a diver to squeeze through.
Source: xray-mag.com
The dive
A drift and wall dive from the shore. Known for saithe.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: nordogne.no
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- DriftYou move with the current and surface away from where you started.
- Cold waterCold water, often with a drysuit; plan for heavier kit.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Drift, Wall, Kelp forest, Rock formations
- Environment
- Cavern (daylight visible)
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Saithe
- Wolffish
- Cod
Season in Bodø & Saltstraumen
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Good months: Feb–Nov.
Source: scubadiving.comWhere is Bodø & Saltstraumen?
The point shows the Bodø & Saltstraumen area, not the exact dive site.
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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.