Mairie II
Dive site · French Polynesia
Is it worth the trip?
67Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Sea 1.3 m, Visibility about 30 m, Water 27 °C
Mon 2 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.3 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.3 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 47 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 44 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.6 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.5 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 27°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 157, fair
- Mon 273, good
- Tue 374, good
- Wed 447, fair
- Thu 544, poor
- Fri 670, good
- Sat 768, good
- Sun 862, good
- Mon 957, fair
- Tue 1060, good
The site in six facts
- Down to 17 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 27 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Sswell from there reaches it
- Best in Dec6 good days in 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 57, fair | 1.6 m | 15 kn | 20kn | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 73, good | 1.3 m | 13 kn | 17kn | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 74, good | 1.3 m | 12 kn | 18kn | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 47, fair | 1.4 m | 7 kn | 16kn | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 44, poor | 1.6 m | 7 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 70, good | 1.4 m | 12 kn | 15kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 68, good | 1.4 m | 14 kn | 18kn | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 62, good | 1.5 m | 16 kn | 23kn | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 57, fair | 1.6 m | 18 kn | 24kn | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 60, good | 1.4 m | 19 kn | 27kn | 26°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 NovLow 02:41 −0.3 mHigh 09:05 +0.3 mLow 15:24 −0.3 mHigh 21:40 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:46 −0.3 mHigh 10:08 +0.3 mLow 16:24 −0.3 mHigh 22:37 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:42 −0.3 mHigh 11:02 +0.4 mLow 17:16 −0.3 mHigh 23:27 +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.
Best time to go
best in Dec
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Map
the site and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Mairie II
A wreck dive. It goes down to 17 m. You get in from a boat. 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 26°C in July, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best month is usually December, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Otepa.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 17 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- 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 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, Aug, Sep and Dec (over 30 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: Otepa
15 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Otepa its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Otepa, 9 km. We have not checked places to stay in Otepa yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Rangiroa, 797 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.
About US$114 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 Otepa · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Otepa · 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 30 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.