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Maritime Reefer

Dive site · Cook Islands

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 68 out of 100

Sea
1.7 m
Wind
23 kn
Gusts
31knboats in
Air
21°C

Tue 3 · 80 out of 100

Sea
1.4 m
Wind
20 kn
Gusts
27kn
Air
21°C

Wed 4 · 85 out of 100

Sea
1.1 m
Wind
16 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
22°C

Thu 5 · 87 out of 100

Sea
1.0 m
Wind
14 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
23°C

Fri 6 · 87 out of 100

Sea
1.0 m
Wind
13 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
23°C

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

Sea
1.1 m
Wind
16 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
24°C

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Sea
1.3 m
Wind
20 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
24°C

Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 268, good
  2. Tue 380, good
  3. Wed 485, good
  4. Thu 587, good
  5. Fri 687, good
  6. Sat 784, good
  7. Sun 878, good
  8. Mon 958, fair
  9. Tue 1059, fair
  10. Wed 1181, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 26 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 26 °C3 mm wetsuit
  • Faces NEswell 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.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Maritime Reefer
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov68, good1.7 m23 kn31knboats in21°C
Tue 3Nov80, good1.4 m20 kn27kn21°C
Wed 4Nov85, good1.1 m16 kn21kn22°C
Thu 5Nov87, good1.0 m14 kn19kn23°C
Fri 6Nov87, good1.0 m13 kn18kn23°C
Sat 7Nov84, good1.1 m16 kn21kn24°C
Sun 8Nov78, good1.3 m20 kn26kn24°C
Mon 9Nov58, fair1.4 m21 kn29kn23°C
Tue 10Nov59, fair1.3 m21 kn28kn23°C
Wed 11Nov81, good1.1 m19 kn27kn22°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 NovHigh 01:35 +0.3 mLow 08:05 −0.3 mHigh 14:13 +0.3 mLow 20:30 −0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 02:42 +0.3 mLow 09:11 −0.2 mHigh 15:22 +0.2 mLow 21:48 −0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 03:58 +0.2 mLow 10:22 −0.2 mHigh 16:35 +0.3 mLow 23:07 −0.2 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

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About Maritime Reefer

A wreck dive. It goes down to 26 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.0 km away. The sea is about 25°C in July, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in February, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Matavera. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 3 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 26 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.0 km away.

Water about 26°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility over 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct and Dec (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).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,100–US$2,150 each

about US$1,100–US$2,150 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to RAR, estimated from distance and season, changing at HNL, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$657–US$1,370
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$201–US$328
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Totalabout US$1,100–US$2,150

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: Matavera

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Closest

Matavera

about 5 min by car · 7 places to stay

See 7 places to stay in Matavera · Booking.com

About Matavera 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.

Getting there: about 23h

About 23h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → RAR, changing at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), then 30 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

Dive centres nearby

  • Pacific Divers 4.0 km

  • Chantal's Concierge on the Beach 4.8 km

  • Adventure Cook Islands 6.7 km

  • Cook Island Divers 6.8 km

  • Dive Rarotonga 7.7 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

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