Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
74Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 18 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 17 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 24°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 265, good
- Tue 369, good
- Wed 473, good
- Thu 574, good
- Fri 675, good
- Sat 771, good
- Sun 875, good
- Mon 974, good
- Tue 1074, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 20 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 26 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Eswell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 65, good | 1.1 m | 17 kn | 22kn | 23°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 69, good | 1.0 m | 18 kn | 23kn | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 73, good | 0.8 m | 15 kn | 20kn | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 74, good | 0.8 m | 15 kn | 20kn | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 75, good | 0.8 m | 14 kn | 19kn | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 71, good | 0.8 m | 17 kn | 22kn | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 75, good | 0.7 m | 14 kn | 23kn | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 74, good | 0.8 m | 15 kn | 22kn | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 74, good | – | 17 kn | 23kn | 24°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 NovHigh 00:35 +0.6 mLow 07:02 −0.6 mHigh 13:22 +0.5 mLow 19:31 −0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:40 +0.6 mLow 08:02 −0.6 mHigh 14:21 +0.6 mLow 20:35 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:43 +0.5 mLow 08:59 −0.6 mHigh 15:17 +0.6 mLow 21:35 −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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec7of 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
Takuo on Google Maps · Directions
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Takuo
A wreck dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W 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 Nomuka.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 20 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.
Water about 26°C: 3 mm wetsuit. 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 Feb and Oct (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).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,250–US$2,430 each
about US$1,250–US$2,430 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 TBU, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$724–US$1,510 |
| 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$1,250–US$2,430 |
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: Nomuka
about 5 min by car
About Nomuka its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Nomuka, 3 km. We have not checked places to stay in Nomuka yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Nukuʻalofa, 104 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 32h 40m
About 32h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → TBU, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL), then 2h 15m by road
Flights MDW → TBU on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Nomuka · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Nomuka · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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.
Pomacentrus vaiuli
Seen in 235 records, mostly Aug.
Brown Tang Zebrasoma scopas
Seen in 165 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Lined Bristletooth Ctenochaetus striatus
Seen in 142 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Blue-green Damselfish Pomacentrus callainus
Seen in 139 records, mostly Aug.
Burnt Parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus
Seen in 135 records, mostly Aug.
Pomacentrus imitator
Seen in 113 records, mostly Aug.
Lavender Tang Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Seen in 111 records, mostly Aug.
Sunset Butterflyfish Chaetodon pelewensis
Seen in 103 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Coral Beauty Centropyge bispinosa
Seen in 99 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Pomacentrus maafu
Seen in 95 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Schlegel's Parrotfish Scarus schlegeli
Seen in 95 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Twospot Surgeonfish Ctenochaetus binotatus
Seen in 91 records, mostly Aug.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS, through OBIS; common names from Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Tonga Reef survey data 2016-2018. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.