Henningsvær
Lofoten Islands · Norway
Henningsvær sits on a cluster of small islets connected by bridges and is Lofoten's most vibrant fishing village, with underwater topography as dramatic as the skyline above — jagged reefs, vertical walls, and boulder fields plunge into cold, exceptionally clear water. The site is celebrated for one of the highest nudibranch diversities in northern Europe, with over 40 species recorded in the surrounding waters. Schools of Atlantic cod gather here from winter through spring, accompanied by saithe, pollock, and the occasional wolf fish patrolling the kelp edge.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 45 m
Advanced depths
Current
Usually still
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
10 to 20 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
3 to 14°C
Drysuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Still | Still | Still | Still | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Flabellina Nudibranch
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
European Lobster
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Atlantic Cod
Rare
Now and then
Gear