The Ledge Vavau
Dive site · Tonga
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
60Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 50 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.2 m
- Wind
- 19 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Air
- 25°C
Tue 3 · 52 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 19 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Air
- 25°C
Wed 4 · 59 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 17 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 61 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 59 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 17 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 24°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 155, fair
- Mon 250, fair
- Tue 352, fair
- Wed 459, fair
- Thu 561, good
- Fri 662, good
- Sat 759, fair
- Sun 862, good
- Mon 961, good
- Tue 1058, fair
The site in five facts
- Down to 40 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 27 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Wswell 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 | 55, fair | 0.9 m | 19 kn | 25kn | 25°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 50, fair | 1.2 m | 19 kn | 25kn | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 52, fair | 1.1 m | 19 kn | 25kn | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 59, fair | 0.9 m | 17 kn | 22kn | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 61, good | 0.8 m | 16 kn | 21kn | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 62, good | 0.8 m | 15 kn | 20kn | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 59, fair | 0.9 m | 17 kn | 24kn | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 62, good | 0.8 m | 15 kn | 23kn | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 61, good | 0.8 m | 16 kn | 23kn | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 58, fair | 0.9 m | 18 kn | 25kn | 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
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:57 −0.6 mHigh 12:11 +0.5 mLow 18:16 −0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:27 +0.5 mLow 06:56 −0.5 mHigh 13:11 +0.5 mLow 19:21 −0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:29 +0.5 mLow 07:53 −0.5 mHigh 14:09 +0.5 mLow 20:23 −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 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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More diving near here
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- The Coral Garden Vavau 5.8 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About The Ledge Vavau
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 W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 7.3 km away. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Neiafu. Within 5 km we also list 4 dive sites.
- 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 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 7.3 km away.
Water about 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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: Neiafu
13 min by car · 12 places to stay
About Neiafu its beds, food and every spot near it
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 Neiafu · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Neiafu · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Beluga Diving 7.3 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.
Pomacentrus vaiuli
Seen in 97 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Lined Bristletooth Ctenochaetus striatus
Seen in 73 records, mostly Sep.
Dascyllus aruanus
Seen in 72 records, mostly Jul.
Halfmoon triggerfish Sufflamen chrysopterum
Seen in 68 records, mostly Jul.
Banded Goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus
Seen in 63 records, mostly Jul.
Burnt Parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus
Seen in 56 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Pomacentrus maafu
Seen in 49 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Bleeker's Parrotfish Chlorurus bleekeri
Seen in 48 records, mostly Jul.
Dascyllus reticulatus
Seen in 43 records, mostly Jul.
Brown Tang Zebrasoma scopas
Seen in 43 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Schlegel's Parrotfish Scarus schlegeli
Seen in 40 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Merten's Coralfish Chaetodon mertensii
Seen in 39 records, mostly Jul.
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
What is under the water this week (visibility, current) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.