Zero Fighter Rabaul
Dive site · Papua New Guinea
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
89Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 91 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 92 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 91 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 31°C
Sat 7 · 91 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 31°C
Sun 8 · 92 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 30°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 185, good
- Mon 291, good
- Tue 373, good
- Wed 474, good
- Thu 592, good
- Fri 691, good
- Sat 791, good
- Sun 892, good
- Mon 992, good
- Tue 1092, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 30 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 30 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces SEswell 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 | 85, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 15kn | 30°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 91, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 12kn | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 73, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 11kn | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 74, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 7kn | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 92, good | 0.1 mflat | 0 kn | 8kn | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 91, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 8kn | 31°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 91, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 12kn | 31°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 92, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 7kn | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 92, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 10kn | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 92, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 10kn | 30°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 91, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 13kn | 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
- Sun 1 NovLow 06:04 −0.5 mHigh 15:24 +0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:45 −0.5 mHigh 15:26 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 07:22 −0.4 mHigh 15:29 +0.3 mLow 21:59 +0.0 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
Zero Fighter Rabaul on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.
One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
More diving near here
4 places
- Barracuda Point Rabaul 2.6 km away
- Kulua Lodge Wrecks 5.2 km away
- Georges Wreck 8.1 km away
- Sin Reef 16.5 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Zero Fighter Rabaul
A wreck dive. It goes down to 30 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 19 km away. The sea is about 29°C in July, its coldest month (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm), and 30°C in January, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Rabaul. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 30 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 10 km, the nearest 19 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 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar, Apr and Sep (over 30 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: Rabaul
6 min by car · 5 places to stay
about US$74/nightcountry average
About Rabaul 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 Rabaul · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Rabaul · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Rabaul Dive Adventures 19 km
Rabaul - Kokopo Dive 22 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
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.