Matavera School Reef, Cook Islands
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Avarua, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: RAR (RAR), 9 km.
About Matavera School Reef
A reef 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 E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.4 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 Advanced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and November, with about 7 good days in 7; in June, about 5. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Avarua, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: RAR (RAR), 9 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 2 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- 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 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.4 km away.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
Pacific Divers 1.4 km
Chantal's Concierge on the Beach 3.7 km
Adventure Cook Islands 9.3 km
Cook Island Divers 10 km
Dive Rarotonga 11 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.
What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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From Chicago: about 23 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. ORD to RAR, changing at HNL.
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Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Avarua, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: RAR (RAR), 9 km.
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Forecast
Best on Tue 20: Sea 1.2 m. Wind 11 kn gusting 16.
The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 54, good | 1.1 m | 17 kn | 21knboats in |
| Mon 19Oct | 51, good | 1.4 m | 17 kn | 24kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 72, good | 1.2 m | 11 kn | 16kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 67, good | 1.2 m | 14 kn | 22kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 70, good | 1.2 m | 10 kn | 16kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 65, good | 1.2 m | 14 kn | 21kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 71, good | 1.1 m | 15 kn | 21kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 43, fair | 1.5 m | 18 kn | 24kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 54, good | 1.4 m | 16 kn | 24kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 58, good | 1.3 m | 15 kn | 20kn |
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, halved for a sheltered site. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. What is under the water (visibility, current, 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).
- Jan7of 7
- Feb7of 7
- Mar7of 7
- Apr6of 7
- May6of 7
- Jun5of 7
- Jul6of 7
- Aug6of 7
- Sep6of 7
- Oct6of 7
- Nov7of 7
- Dec6of 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 £790–£1,600 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 £585–£1,220
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Taxi £15–£25
- Food £155–£290
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