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    Récif de Cook dive site
    reef
    Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
    Grand Lagon Nord

    Récif de Cook

    Best months: May

    Protected Area

    Grand Lagon Nord

    Why dive here

    With 116+ marine species recorded in the area - including dugongs, eagle rays, great white sharks, manta rays and mobula rays (devil rays) - Récif de Cook offers some of Loyalty Islands's richest reef diving. Water ranges 24-29°C, warmest January, February, March.

    Best timeMay
    WetsuitA 3mm shorty or thin full wetsuit
    Marine lifeDugongs, Eagle Rays, Great White Sharks, Manta Rays and Mobula Rays (Devil Rays) · 116+ species recorded
    Water24-29°C · warmest January, February, March
    CharacterReef dive
    StandoutRich in charismatic marine life

    Notable reef in Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia.

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    Conditions

    Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Récif de Cook

    Récif de Cook Ocean Conditions

    Monthly averages for Récif de Cook, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU) - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-20.94, 165.47) (8km away)

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    October Averages

    Sea Temperature

    25°C

    77°F · Range: 23.4–27.1°C

    Current Speed

    8.06 cm/s

    Direction: S (187.1°)

    Chlorophyll-a

    0.052 mg/m³

    Very clear (oligotrophic)

    Salinity

    35.08 PSU

    Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU)

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