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Cathedral Beqa, Fiji

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About Cathedral Beqa

A reef dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away. The sea is about 26°C in August, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in January, 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. The town to stay in is Korolevu. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 20 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

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 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. 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 Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct (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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From Chicago: about 24 h 20 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).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 50 from the airport to Cathedral Beqa.

  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Wed 28: Sea 0.6 m. Wind 14 kn gusting 24.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Cathedral Beqa
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct78, good1.0 m16 kn23kn
Mon 19Oct74, good1.1 m18 kn28kn
Tue 20Oct78, good0.9 m16 kn21kn
Wed 21Oct76, good0.9 m17 kn24kn
Thu 22Oct73, good0.9 m19 kn26kn
Fri 23Oct73, good0.8 m18 kn23kn
Sat 24Oct74, good0.8 m19 kn26kn
Sun 25Oct74, good0.8 m18 kn27kn
Mon 26Oct77, good0.8 m17 kn26kn
Tue 27Oct76, good0.7 m17 kn23kn
Wed 28Oct80, good0.6 m14 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, 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.

Rough cost

About £1,090–£2,125 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 £665–£1,375
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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