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Kikukawa Maru, Micronesia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Wichap, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TKK (TKK), 14 km.

About Kikukawa Maru

A wreck 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 E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 9.7 km away. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm), and 30°C in June, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For experienced divers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and February, about 5. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Wichap, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TKK (TKK), 14 km. Within 5 km we also list 11 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • 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 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 9.7 km away.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

  • Blue Lagoon Dive Shop 9.7 km

  • Truk Lagoon Dive Center 12 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 30°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Apr, May and Dec (about 25 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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    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Wichap, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TKK (TKK), 14 km.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 1.3 m. Wind 13 kn gusting 19.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Kikukawa Maru
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good1.3 m13 kn19kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.9 m8 kn11kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.8 m12 kn16kn
Wed 21Oct80, good0.6 m6 kn9kn
Thu 22Oct79, good1.0 m14 kn20kn
Fri 23Oct80, good1.0 m12 kn20kn
Sat 24Oct80, good0.7 m3 kn7kn
Sun 25Oct80, good0.6 m7 kn14kn
Mon 26Oct80, good0.7 m7 kn13kn
Tue 27Oct80, good0.7 m8 kn12kn
Wed 28Oct80, good0.6 m9 kn13kn

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. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar6of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec6of 7

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

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