Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
74Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 3kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 3kn
- Air
- 26°C
Fri 6 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 179, good
- Mon 271, good
- Tue 371, good
- Wed 472, good
- Thu 574, good
- Fri 674, good
- Sat 775, good
- Sun 875, good
- Mon 974, good
- Tue 1075, good
The site in four facts
- Down to 28 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 79, good | 0.7 m | 4 kn | 4kn | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 71, good | 1.1 m | 2 kn | 4kn | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 71, good | 1.1 m | 3 kn | 4kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 72, good | 1.0 m | 1 kn | 3kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 74, good | 0.8 m | 1 kn | 3kn | 26°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 74, good | 0.8 m | 1 kn | 5kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 75, good | 0.6 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 75, good | 0.7 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 74, good | 0.7 m | 5 kn | 8kn | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 75, good | 0.7 m | 1 kn | 4kn | 26°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 75, good | 0.7 m | 4 kn | 7kn | 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
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:02 −0.7 mHigh 11:24 +0.5 mLow 17:22 −0.5 mHigh 23:31 +0.6 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:06 −0.7 mHigh 12:30 +0.5 mLow 18:32 −0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:39 +0.6 mLow 07:09 −0.7 mHigh 13:33 +0.6 mLow 19:39 −0.5 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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Rainbow Reef
A reef dive. It goes down to 28 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, 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. No town nearby. Waitabu, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Suva, 211 km. Nearest airport: Labasa Airport (LBS), 69 km. Within 5 km we also list 4 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 28 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced 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.
Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jul, 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: nearest beds 211 km away
No town nearby
Waitabu, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Suva, 211 km. Nearest airport: Labasa Airport (LBS), 69 km.
See places to stay near Suva, 211 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
In the water
Dives and courses in Rainbow Reef · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Rainbow Reef · 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 20 m, greener than usual (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.