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Öland & the Kalmar Strait · Sweden · Reef

Hagelstad

Steep boulder slope full of hollows where flatfish shelter

Hagelstad is a natural site with dramatic underwater topography: a steep, stony slope covered in large boulders instead of a wreck. Divers come for the shapes of the rock pile and for the mussels and fish that live in the hollows between the blocks.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Hagelstad: typical dive to 15 m (to 50 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit15 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

57.1270° N, 16.9325° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

The dive follows the steep slope down through large boulders to the sand bottom at about 15 m. The blocks form many hollows and formations, and these hold mussels and fish, flatfish above all, so the route is a search among the rocks.

Marine life and season

The sources we used don't single out particular species here.

Month-by-month season rating for Hagelstad
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Season follows Öland & the Kalmar Strait: The sea is painfully cold from January to April; boat trips into the strait still run in early October.

Dive videos

Diveing at Hagelstad vrak with Octopus dive club · Baltic sea explorer on YouTube

Sources

  1. Dykplatser – Octopus Dykcenter — Octopus Dykcenter
  2. OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap contributors

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