HELDERSE ZEETUINEN
Nederland, Noord Holland
The Helderse Zeetuinen is one of the few shore dive sites in the North Sea and one of the few dive sites in the city of Den Helder. Dive at low tide, take the tide into account and wait for very calm weather and a very calm sea. These conditions enhance your chances of a safe dive a good visibility! Marine life is exuberant in the Helderse Zeetuinen. You'll spot lobsters, velvet swimming crabs, anemones, carnations and much more. Every once in a while a seal will even swim with you. The Helderse Zeetuinen is also suitable for night diving.
Particulars
The Helderse Zeetuinen can be entered from a small breakwater, which falls dry at low tide. In summertime there is a rope as well. Use it to enter the water. Park at Restaurant Nogal Wiedus or Fort Kijkduin and cross the street diagonally to reach the entry point. Now submerge and go with the flow until the tide turns. You'll spot beach crabs, velvet swimming crabs, sea crabs, dense fields of sea anemones and walls full of brick anemones.
Warnings
A dive in the Helderse Zeetuinen should always be carefully prepared. Strong current. Only experienced divers. Dive around the reversal at low tide. Wait for calm weather, preferably moderate easterly wind and little current. Stronger current around and n
HELDERSE ZEETUINEN Divemaps 1
- Divers Guide Map
- Detailed map
- Wreck map
- Local map
Distribution is illegal
HELDERSE ZEETUINEN Features
- Nicknames
- Kustwachttoren,Zeetuin Huisduinen
- Address
- Zeeweg 6, 1789 AC Huisduinen
- Parking
- Sufficient parking
- Distance
- 100 m.
- Suitable for
- Underwater photography, night diving, experienced drift divers
- Permit
- N.v.t / NA
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- Restaurant
- Water
- Salt
- Kind of dive
- Shore dive
- Current
- Limited, sometimes strong
- Visibility
- 0,5 - 10 m.
- Average visibility
- 5 m.
- Depth
- 20 m.
- Bottom
- zand
- Life
- Shrimp, crab, velvet swimming crab, grey seal , lobster, plaice
- Other recreation
- Boating, yachting, surfing , swimming
- Emergency
- 112