Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
85Good out of 100 for your dates
3 days tie for best
Wed 4 · 85 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 3kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 85 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 84 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 85 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 29°C
Tue 10 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 30°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 384, good
- Wed 485, good
- Thu 586, good
- Fri 685, good
- Sat 784, good
- Sun 885, good
- Mon 986, good
- Tue 1086, good
- Wed 1185, good
- Thu 1285, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 22 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 30 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces NWswell 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 84, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 9kn | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 85, good | 0.3 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 86, good | 0.3 m | 0 kn | 3kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 85, good | 0.3 m | 3 kn | 5kn | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 84, good | 0.3 m | 5 kn | 8kn | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 85, good | 0.3 m | 4 kn | 10kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 86, good | 0.3 m | 2 kn | 7kn | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 86, good | 0.3 m | 3 kn | 8kn | 30°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 85, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 12kn | 29°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 85, good | – | 5 kn | 16kn | 28°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
- Tue 3 NovLow 07:06 −0.4 mHigh 15:01 +0.3 mLow 21:21 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:38 +0.1 mLow 07:25 −0.3 mHigh 14:52 +0.3 mLow 21:02 −0.0 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 01:47 +0.1 mLow 07:35 −0.2 mHigh 14:45 +0.3 mLow 21:12 −0.1 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 Numnumin Reef
A reef dive. It goes down to 22 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 2.2 km away. The sea is about 30°C all year: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. The town to stay in is Kavieng. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 2 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 22 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 2.2 km away.
Water about 30°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in May, Jun, Aug and Sep (about 25 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: Kavieng
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about 5 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$74/nightcountry average
About Kavieng 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 2 November 2026.
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In the water
Dives and courses in Kavieng · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Kavieng · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Scuba Ventures 2.2 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Smooth box crab Calappa hepatica
Seen in 14 records, mostly Jun.
Actinimenes inornatusPalaemonid shrimps
Seen in 8 records.
Flattened shrimp Harpiliopsis depressa
Seen in 8 records.
Laomenes amboinensisPalaemonid shrimps
Seen in 8 records.
Holthuis cleaner shrimp Ancylomenes holthuisi
Seen in 6 records.
Petrolisthes scabriculusPorcelain crabs
Seen in 6 records.
Polyonyx obesulusPorcelain crabs
Seen in 6 records.
Pontonides maldivensisPalaemonid shrimps
Seen in 6 records.
Pachycheles sculptusPorcelain crabs
Seen in 5 records.
Apopontonia falcirostrisPalaemonid shrimps
Seen in 4 records.
Chlorocurtis jactans
Seen in 4 records.
Ciliopagurus strigatusLefthanded hermit crabs
Seen in 4 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: The crustaceans collection (IU) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris); The crustaceans collection (IU) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) in the southwest Pacific region; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.