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1Hummerviken, Öckerö
drive to end of road and park, either gear up by the car, walk down to the water and do a surface swim for 15 min to the entrance of the bay or carry your gear overland.
BeginnerMax depth 65.6 ftShore entry
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2Jordfall, Gullmarn
Drive down to the marina and ask for permission to park (usually not a problem in off season) gear up and enter the water at end of pier swim across (westerly) to rock and descend along the wall.
IntermediateMax depth 98.4 ftShore entry
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3Vitbukt
The bay features gently sloping sand/silt bottom. sometimes you see wolf fish here. Then follow the cliffs to the south where there are rocks and crevices. Best marine life between 8 and 20 metres.
BeginnerMax depth 26.2 ftBoat entry
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4Kattholmen
Start in the shallows on the north east side and move south east were you will find a drop-off. At 18-26 meters there are hang-overs. The walls are often covered with marine life. Look for the large colourful sea anemones. Keep an eye on your depth.
BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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5Skår, Gullmarn
Skår, Gullmarn is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Sweden, West coast which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
IntermediateMax depth 82 ftShore entry
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6Sisjön Badplats
Sisjön Badplats is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Sweden, West coast which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
BeginnerMax depth 16.4 ftShore entry
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7Vannholmen, Tjörn
Vannholmen, Tjörn is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Sweden, West coast which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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9Vattenholmen - West
Big boulders, overhangs (almost caverns) down to 24 metres. The sandy slope. Shallower and more interesting if you swim from the middle of the bay and north (around the skerries). Swim south for deeper water, walls and larger fish on the sand bottom.
BeginnerMax depth 52.5 ftBoat entry
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10Ullvillarna
One of the best sites in the area, but also difficult access due to sea conditions. Flat ocean makes a great divesite. Good kelp = lots of fish. Crevices with lobster. Sandbottom with both anemones and other bottom dwellers, like rays. An reef starting at 5 meters. Falling bottom lesser to the east, but quicker deeper to the south.
IntermediateMax depth 52.5 ftBoat entry
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11Bleksund
It drops off quickly, but not as an vertical wall. There are boulders, shelves and canyons, pending where you are diving. Lots of seanemones, huge white sea urchins and some reef fish like species of Labridae (Ballan wrasse and Cuckoo Wrasse). Small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) has been observed at this site twice on night dives.
BeginnerMax depth 52.5 ftBoat entry
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13Dragsholme
Rich wildlife including crabs and lobsters, cods etc. From Smögen or Kungshamn harbors.
BeginnerMax depth 26.2 ftBoat entry
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