Dive Otago
Dive site · New Zealand
Open Water divers and up
Scored for Advanced divers
Fresh water: lake, river or quarry
Is it worth the trip?
64Good out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same, usually
Mon 2 · 64 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Tue 3 · 64 out of 100
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Wed 4 · 64 out of 100
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Thu 5 · 64 out of 100
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Fri 6 · 64 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 64 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 64 out of 100
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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Fresh watera lake, quarry or spring
- Faces Eswell from there reaches it
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Air |
|---|---|
| Mon 2to 8usually | 14°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
Map
the site and its town
Dive Otago on Google Maps · Directions
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Dive Otago
A dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. It suits Open Water 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 town to stay in is Dunedin. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.
- Water Fresh water: a lake, river or quarry, not the sea. It is scored on its wind and rain only.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water 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.
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$1,570–US$3,030 each
about US$1,570–US$3,030 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 DUD, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$871–US$1,820 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$54–US$94 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$342–US$563 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$301–US$563 |
| Total | about US$1,570–US$3,030 |
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: Dunedin
4 min by car · 34 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Dunedin its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$127 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.
Getting there: about 30h 10m
About 30h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → DUD, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL), then 45 min by road
Flights MDW → DUD on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Dunedin · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Dunedin · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
Saved: this link opens the same trip
The link holds the trip itself: nothing about you is kept. Check the forecast again before you book.