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Manta Reef Kadavu, Fiji

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Nuku, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SUV (SUV), 118 km.

About Manta Reef Kadavu

A reef dive. It goes down to 22 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 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 25°C in August, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and November, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Nuku, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SUV (SUV), 118 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 22 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 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.

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Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 50 km.

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

Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov (about 15 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 25 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to NAN, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

    See flights MDW → NAN · Skyscanner from about £665 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 3 h 10 from the airport to Manta Reef Kadavu.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Nuku, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SUV (SUV), 118 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Dive site

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Forecast

Best on Wed 28: Sea 1 m. Wind 10 kn gusting 26.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Manta Reef Kadavu
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct0, poor1.7 m12 kn32knboats in
Mon 19Oct0, poor2.0 m16 kn37knboats in
Tue 20Oct26, poor1.6 m12 kn30knboats in
Wed 21Oct0, poor1.8 m15 kn36knboats in
Thu 22Oct0, poor1.8 m16 kn37knboats in
Fri 23Oct59, good1.4 m12 kn30knboats in
Sat 24Oct0, poor1.6 m14 kn34knboats in
Sun 25Oct0, poor1.5 m13 kn32knboats in
Mon 26Oct0, poor1.5 m12 kn31knboats in
Tue 27Oct67, good1.3 m11 kn29knboats in
Wed 28Oct80, good1.0 m10 kn26kn

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 Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov5of 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 £925–£1,845 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £665–£1,375
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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