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Christmas Tree
Dive site · Papua New Guinea
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
77Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 175, good
- Mon 276, good
- Tue 376, good
- Wed 476, good
- Thu 577, good
- Fri 676, good
- Sat 776, good
- Sun 877, good
- Mon 977, good
- Tue 1077, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 55 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 28 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces SWswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 75, good | 0.3 m | 7 kn | 9kn | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 76, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 8kn | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 76, good | 0.4 m | 7 kn | 9kn | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 76, good | 0.3 m | 8 kn | 11kn | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 77, good | 0.3 m | 8 kn | 11kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 76, good | 0.4 m | 9 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 76, good | 0.3 m | 8 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 77, good | 0.2 mflat | 7 kn | 9kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 77, good | 0.2 mflat | 7 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 77, good | 0.2 mflat | 7 kn | 13kn | 27°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 02:14 −0.1 mLow 07:58 −0.6 mHigh 15:34 +0.9 mLow 22:44 −0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:06 +0.1 mLow 09:32 −0.6 mHigh 16:33 +1.0 mLow 23:25 −0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:10 +0.3 mLow 10:43 −0.7 mHigh 17:22 +1.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Map
the site and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Christmas Tree
A wall dive. It goes down to 55 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in January, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Port Moresby. Within 5 km we also list 4 dive sites.
- What it is Wall.
- How deep Down to 55 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Water about 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Much the same all year (about 10 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Port Moresby
25 min by car · 12 places to stay
about US$74/nightcountry average
About Port Moresby its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$74 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
In the water
Dives and courses in Port Moresby · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Port Moresby · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.
This week: visibility about 10 m, about usual for the month (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.
The current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.