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Yamagiri Maru, Micronesia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Neiwe, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TKK (TKK), 9 km.

About Yamagiri Maru

A wreck dive. It goes down to 34 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.2 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 January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Neiwe, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TKK (TKK), 9 km. Within 5 km we also list 4 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 34 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.2 km away.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

  • Blue Lagoon Dive Shop 4.2 km

  • Truk Lagoon Dive Center 6.8 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 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Sep and Dec (about 20 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: Neiwe, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TKK (TKK), 9 km.

  2. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.7 m. Wind 13 kn gusting 20.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Yamagiri Maru
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.7 m13 kn20kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.4 m6 kn9kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.4 m10 kn16kn
Wed 21Oct80, good0.3 m4 kn8kn
Thu 22Oct75, good0.5 m14 kn22kn
Fri 23Oct79, good0.5 m10 kn19kn
Sat 24Oct80, good0.4 m4 kn9kn
Sun 25Oct80, good0.3 m5 kn8kn
Mon 26Oct79, good0.3 m9 kn12kn
Tue 27Oct80, good0.3 m10 kn18kn
Wed 28Oct80, good0.3 m8 kn14kn

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. 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. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 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. Dec7of 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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