Senja, Norway
Senja is a large island in central Troms area with stunning scenery, sandy beaches and blue water making it look almost tropical. This location, although rarely dived, is famous for good conditions and visibility. Most known dives are from a boat but we explored the option of diving from land.
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Site 1: Skaland
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Diving Conditions:
GPS: 69.442670, 17.309958
Location: Skaland
Depth: 4-20m
Currents: Tide independent – you can see the hourly currents here.
Type of bottom: Sandy
Interests: Scenic dive, shore dive
Water Temperature: 12°C in August
Visibility: up to ~10m
Description: Enter next to one of the pontoons. Initially there is a rocky bottom with a lot of life, as you continue swimming out the bottom changes to sandy. However, this too has a lot of life: hermit crabs, sand gobies, scallops, etc. If you continue swimming out further along you will reach a set of boulders covered in some kelp. Here you encounter different species.
Dive Sites
Site 2: Tungeneset
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Diving Conditions:
GPS: 69.489713, 17.332086
Location: Tungeneset
Depth: 10m
Currents: Tide independent – you can see the hourly currents here). .
Type of bottom: Coarse sand
Interests: Shore dive
Water Temperature: 12°C in August
Visibility: up to ~15m
Description: It is a shallow, sheltered and easy dive with beautiful kelp forest growing off the boulders. Park at the Tungeneset tourist attraction along the Senja Scenic route. Walk down to the water’s edge on the left, being careful when entering as the rocks are covered in barnacles and are slippery.
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Logistics
Diving:
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We were self-sufficient on this trip but you can probably fill tanks and rent equipment from the tourist resort in Hamn i Senja.