Les Pléiades du Sud
Dive site · New Caledonia
Is it worth the trip?
78Good out of 100 for your dates
5 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 25°C
Wed 4 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 26°C
Fri 6 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 26°C
Mon 9 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 278, good
- Tue 378, good
- Wed 478, good
- Thu 577, good
- Fri 678, good
- Sat 778, good
- Sun 877, good
- Mon 978, good
- Tue 1077, good
- Wed 1177, good
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 26 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Sswell 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 78, good | 0.3 m | 1 kn | 4kn | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 78, good | 0.3 m | 5 kn | 7kn | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 78, good | 0.3 m | 4 kn | 5kn | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 77, good | 0.3 m | 5 kn | 7kn | 26°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 78, good | 0.3 m | 4 kn | 6kn | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 78, good | 0.2 mflat | 6 kn | 8kn | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 77, good | 0.2 mflat | 9 kn | 12kn | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 78, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 8kn | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 77, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 10kn | 25°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 77, good | – | 12 kn | 16kn | 25°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
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:34 −0.6 mHigh 12:42 +0.4 mLow 18:33 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:03 +0.3 mLow 06:39 −0.6 mHigh 13:36 +0.5 mLow 19:41 −0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:22 +0.3 mLow 07:40 −0.5 mHigh 14:25 +0.5 mLow 20:39 −0.3 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 Les Pléiades du Sud
It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N 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 24°C in August, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in January, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Fayaoue.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, 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 26°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 15 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 15 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,330–US$2,610 each
about US$1,330–US$2,610 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to NOU, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$811–US$1,690 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$1,330–US$2,610 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Fayaoue
about 15 min by car
About Fayaoue its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Fayaoue, 8 km. We have not checked places to stay in Fayaoue yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Bourail, 140 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 33h 05m
About 33h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → NOU, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL), then 2h 55m by road
Flights MDW → NOU on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Fayaoue · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Fayaoue · 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's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.