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Rabaul from Vulcanology Observatory
Rabaul, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Stefan Krasowski from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Zero Fighter Rabaul

Dive site · Papua New Guinea

Advanced divers and up

Is it worth the trip?

88Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 88 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
28°C

Tue 3 · 91 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
29°C

Wed 4 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
30°C

Thu 5 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
30°C

Fri 6 · 91 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
31°C

Sat 7 · 91 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
31°C

Sun 8 · 91 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
31°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 288, good
  2. Tue 391, good
  3. Wed 474, good
  4. Thu 574, good
  5. Fri 691, good
  6. Sat 791, good
  7. Sun 891, good
  8. Mon 992, good
  9. Tue 1092, good
  10. Wed 1191, 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.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Zero Fighter Rabaul
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov88, good0.2 mflat5 kn16kn28°C
Tue 3Nov91, good0.2 mflat2 kn6kn29°C
Wed 4Nov74, good0.2 mflat1 kn10kn30°C
Thu 5Nov74, good0.1 mflat2 kn8kn30°C
Fri 6Nov91, good0.1 mflat4 kn10kn31°C
Sat 7Nov91, good0.1 mflat4 kn10kn31°C
Sun 8Nov91, good0.1 mflat3 kn8kn31°C
Mon 9Nov92, good0.1 mflat1 kn9kn30°C
Tue 10Nov92, good0.1 mflat0 kn10kn30°C
Wed 11Nov91, good0.1 mflat5 kn20kn31°C
Thu 12Nov90, good0.1 mflat3 kn14kn27°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 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
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 00:49 +0.0 mLow 07:53 −0.3 mHigh 15:31 +0.3 mLow 21:53 −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.

Map

the site and its town

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About

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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

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Closest

Rabaul

about 10 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$74/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Rabaul · Booking.com

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.

Getting there

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

In the water

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.

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