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Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Nordland

The top 15 dive and snorkel sites in Nordland, ranked by diver reviews, with maps and photos. Read the Nordland guide

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Saltstraumen

No reviews yetNorway, Nord-Noreg

A narrow strait that separates a large fjord from the Atlantic ocean. This has created on of the most exiting and challenging dive sites in the world. It is the lunar tide that makes one of the strongest tidal currents in the world. Four times a day enormous amounts of water is being forced thru a 150 meter, 3 kilometre and 30 meter deep sound. At the peak of the current the rushing water creates huge swirls (10-15 meter wide) in the shallower part of the sound. The underwater world is absolute breathtaking. Massive walls dropping down to 90 metres are completely covered with all kinds of marine life. Sea anemones are clustered around as huge flowerbeds, competing to show the strongest colours. Several large Wolffish are resting on shelves on the wall after their lunch.

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftShore or Boat entry
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George Thiele

No reviews yetNorway, Nord-Noreg

German Shipwreck George Thiele. WW2 George Thiele is also known as George Thiele.

BeginnerMax depth 82 ftShore entry
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Mørkvedbukta

No reviews yetNorway, Nord-Noreg

Dive either along the breakwater or westwards along the cliffs. Bottom sloping gently, with rocks and sand patches.

BeginnerMax depth 39.4 ftShore or Boat entry
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MS Hadsel

No reviews yetNorway, Nord-Noreg

Fantastic wreck from 1958 which lies with a 50 degree tilt on white sand bottom. Top of wreck at 37m and bottom at 46m. Although it has gotten beatings from the weather even at this depth, it is still fairly intact. Great marine-life as well. Soft corals and also big fish.

IntermediateMax depth 131.2 ftBoat entry
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Nusfjord

No reviews yetNorway, Nord-Noreg

Vertical wall. It is literally covered with thousands of anemones. Don't forget to look out into the blue for fish as well.

IntermediateMax depth 72.2 ftBoat entry
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Helle

No reviews yetNorway, Nord-Noreg

Great place for a second dive or night dive. Varied terrain which gets gradually shallower as you swim into the bay. Big boulders on sand bottom. Kelp in the shallows. Great spot for smaller fish, crustaceans and other macro life. Start diving at the northern edge of the bay and dive inwards.

BeginnerMax depth 39.4 ftBoat entry
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Dornier WW2 wreck Onoy

No reviews yetNorway, Nord-Noreg

Great wreck dive, ww2 airplane wreck. Dornier WW2 wreck Onoy is also known as Dornier 24 t-3.

IntermediateMax depth 78.7 ftBoat entry
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Akkarvika

No reviews yetNorway, Nord-Noreg

Easy dive, nice kelp forest Short boat ride from Reine, Lofoten. A favourite spot for the Aqua Lofoten team.

BeginnerMax depth 65.6 ftShore or Boat entry
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Moskstraumen

No reviews yetNorway, Nord-Noreg

Always dive here with a local guide and a buoy to the surface from each diver. This is a very demanding dive, but as well very rewarding when done safely. The Moskstraumen or Moskenstraumen is a system of tidal eddies and whirlpools, one of the strongest in the world, that forms at the Lofoten archipelago, Norway, in the Norwegian Sea. It is located between the Lofoten Point of Moskenesøya and Værøy, at the small island of Mosken. Source: Wikipedia

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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Gallic Stream

No reviews yetNorway, Nord-Noreg

British cargo ship: weight (tons): 1594 grt Dimensions: 79.9 x 13.7 x 6.4 m which went down in 1975. The wreck is in three parts and requires fair weather for diving. Approx. position: 68° 11' 4" N, 15° 37' 56" E

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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Raftsundet

No reviews yetNorway, Nord-Noreg

The marine life is excellent, although it's the drift in the strong tidal current which is the main thrill. Dive only from a boat following the divers, which at least the pair should have a buoy to the surface during the entire dive. There is a lot of traffic here, even by large ships.

IntermediateMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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DS Rabat

No reviews yetNorway, Nord-Noreg

The wreck sits on its keel on flat bottom and is pretty intact. The steamship was 90 meters long. It was bombed during the war and sank in 1943. The wheelhouse is at 18-23 meters depth. The front end of the wreck has about 26 meters. The holding bays are open and can be dived. The wreck is in the middle of the entrance to Bodo port, with a lot of traffic. Sometimes there is a buoy on the wreck.

IntermediateMax depth 59.1 ftBoat entry
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MS Hamburg Wreck

No reviews yetNorway, Nord-Noreg

The German steamship Hamburg went down during the Allied attack against the Lofoten in March 4, 1941, called Operation Claymore. Several installations and buildings were destroyed around the Lofoten islands under this combined attack by the British and a small group of Norwegian soldiers. It is estimated that nine ships were sunk. The MS Hamburg anchored in the port of Svolvaer, when a group of Allied soldiers attack the ship with heavy weapons. After several grenades exploding on the deck the German crew began to abandon the damaged ship. Two men of the German crew opened the bottom vents, and soon after the MS Hamburg disappear down in the depths. That the British sunk the ship as it is often being said is just propaganda. During Operation Claymore, it is believed that ships of a tonnage of 18,000 tons were sunk. The wreck of Hamburg is currently at six to twenty-five meters in the industrial port of Svolvaer, well intact where it rests on the starboard side. The wreck is easily accessible from shore. Lofoten

IntermediateMax depth 49.2 ftShore entry
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Lofotodden

No reviews yetNorway, Nord-Noreg

Fantastic dive site near the famous Moskenesstraumen (malstroem). Great kelp-forrest. You can dive around the islet (best on the south-side), or in the passages between the islet further into the bay, depending on sea conditions. The marine-life here is among the most photogenic and the best in Northern Norway. Diving here we were accompanied by Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus).

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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Svarven

No reviews yetNorway, Nord-Noreg

Start diving at either end of the skerrie called Svarven. The wall is completely covered with marine life such a anemones and other soft corals. Depending on the current either follow the wall north-west, or end your dive in the 5 meter deep channel between the skerries. You can enter the channel at both ends. Here kelp is thriving and you may catch glimpses of seal. Small skerries south of the Lofotodden, in the Moskstraumen.

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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Lofoten Diving AS
4.6 (101) · Ballstad
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Nordland diving guide

Ready to check out the best sites in Nordland for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 15 dive sites, snorkel spots, beaches, and more. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you.

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Are there dive shops in Nordland?

Zentacle lists 1 dive shop in Nordland. The top-rated is Lofoten Diving AS (4.6 from 101 reviews).