Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
81Good out of 100 for your dates
6 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 281, good
- Tue 381, good
- Wed 481, good
- Thu 581, good
- Fri 681, good
- Sat 781, good
- Sun 881, good
- Mon 980, good
- Tue 1073, good
- Wed 1180, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 50 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 30 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces Nswell 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 experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 6kn | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 7kn | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 2 kn | 5kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 6kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 8kn | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 81, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 11kn | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 81, good | 0.0 mflat | 5 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 80, good | 0.0 mflat | 5 kn | 7kn | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 73, good | 0.2 mflat | 8 kn | 12kn | 30°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 7 kn | 12kn | 30°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 NovLow 07:24 −0.4 mHigh 16:29 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 08:02 −0.3 mHigh 16:38 +0.4 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 08:29 −0.2 mHigh 16:31 +0.3 mLow 23:42 −0.1 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.
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About B-17 Black Jack Wreck
A wreck dive. It goes down to 50 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S 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 27°C in August, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in January, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). No town nearby. Samarai, 147 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Port Moresby, 290 km. Nearest airport: Gurney Airport (GUR), 98 km.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 50 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, 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 30°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Sep and Oct (about 20 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 290 km away
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No town nearby
Samarai, 147 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Port Moresby, 290 km. Nearest airport: Gurney Airport (GUR), 98 km.
See places to stay near Port Moresby, 290 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
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In the water
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Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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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.
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