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Avaavaroa Passage, Cook Islands

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About Avaavaroa Passage

A drift dive. It goes down to 40 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.7 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). For experienced divers the best month is usually December, with about 5 good days in 7; in May, June and July, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Avarua. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 2 dive sites.

  • What it is Drift.
  • How deep Down to 40 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 3.7 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

  • Chantal's Concierge on the Beach 3.7 km

  • Adventure Cook Islands 4.4 km

  • Pacific Divers 4.6 km

  • Cook Island Divers 6.3 km

  • Dive Rarotonga 7.3 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

Water about 25°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 Feb, May, Sep and Oct (over 30 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 22 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to RAR, changing at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL).

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  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Avaavaroa Passage.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: Sea 2.3 m. Wind 17 kn gusting 24.

The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct202.2 m17 kn21knboats in
Mon 19Oct293.2 m16 kn26kn
Tue 20Oct322.6 m12 kn17kn
Wed 21Oct322.6 m13 kn20kn
Thu 22Oct322.7 m13 kn18kn
Fri 23Oct322.7 m14 kn22kn
Sat 24Oct402.3 m17 kn24kn
Sun 25Oct303.3 m15 kn21kn
Mon 26Oct273.0 m18 kn25kn
Tue 27Oct292.9 m16 kn24kn

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec5of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £955–£1,880 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £585–£1,220
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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