MV Mataora Wreck is a shore dive site in Rarotonga (North Coast), Cook Islands. Typically most favorable Jan · from 3 years of archive data. Recent reports put the water around 24°C (75°F). Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.
Tap a factor for its source and model point · Forecast 24°C · seasonal avg 25°C
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First light 6:49 · Sunrise 7:12 · Sunset 18:18
Source: Open-Meteo marine · model point 2.1 km from site · graded 7h ago
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Dated firsthand observations from divers — not current conditions.
No diver reports for this site yet. — one dated observation helps every diver after you.
What conditions have historically been typical at this site, month by month — not a forecast.
January hastypically had the largest share of favorable days here. Conditions vary year to year — this is historical context, not a forecast.
Based on 3 years of archive data. Bar height shows the share of days each month whose conditions have historically scored favorably.
Recorded observations — evidence of past sightings, not a promise of what you’ll encounter.
Canthigaster papua recorded here Nov (1 record)
most recent 2017
Chelonia mydas recorded here Jun (1 record)
most recent 2013
Gymnothorax favagineus recorded here Nov (1 record)
most recent 2017
Halichoeres hortulanus recorded here Nov (1 record)
most recent 2017
Heniochus chrysostomus recorded here Nov (1 record)
most recent 2017
Naso lituratus recorded here Jun (1 record)
most recent 2013
Radianthus crispa recorded here Jun (1 record)
most recent 2013
Rhinecanthus aculeatus recorded here Nov (1 record)
most recent 2017
Counts are occurrence records near this site from public biodiversity datasets (GBIF), grouped by calendar month across all sampled years. Sightings vary — past records are context, not a prediction.
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