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The Finger
Dive site · Papua New Guinea
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
70Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Sea 0.6 m, Visibility about 7 m, Water 28 °C
Mon 2 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 26°C
Fri 6 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 27°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 168, good
- Mon 269, good
- Tue 368, good
- Wed 470, good
- Thu 571, good
- Fri 669, good
- Sat 770, good
- Sun 872, good
- Mon 972, good
- Tue 1071, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 40 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 28 °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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 68, good | 0.8 m | 8 kn | 11kn | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 69, good | 0.8 m | 6 kn | 7kn | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 68, good | 0.9 m | 8 kn | 11kn | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 70, good | 0.7 m | 7 kn | 10kn | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 71, good | 0.6 m | 8 kn | 11kn | 26°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 69, good | 0.9 m | 9 kn | 13kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 70, good | 0.8 m | 7 kn | 11kn | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 72, good | 0.6 m | 4 kn | 8kn | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 72, good | 0.5 m | 5 kn | 7kn | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 71, good | 0.6 m | 5 kn | 8kn | 27°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 NovHigh 02:15 −0.1 mLow 07:58 −0.6 mHigh 15:34 +0.9 mLow 22:44 −0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:06 +0.1 mLow 09:32 −0.6 mHigh 16:33 +1.0 mLow 23:25 −0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:10 +0.3 mLow 10:43 −0.7 mHigh 17:22 +1.1 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.
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
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About The Finger
A wall dive. It goes down to 40 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced 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 30°C in January, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Port Moresby.
- What it is Wall.
- How deep Down to 40 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 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 7 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec (about 8 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: Port Moresby
17 min by car · 12 places to stay
about US$74/nightcountry average
About Port Moresby 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 30 October 2026.
In the water
Dives and courses in Port Moresby · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Port Moresby · 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 6 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.