BlackJack
Why dive here
With 241+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blacktip reef sharks, grey reef sharks, sea turtles and sperm whales - BlackJack offers some of Milne Bay's richest diving. Water sits around 31°C.
BlackJack in Milne Bay is the kind of site that makes you pinch yourself, or at least wonder if you’ve somehow stumbled onto a movie set. It’s a B-17 bomber, completely intact, sitting on the seabed like it just landed there a moment ago. We’re talking about a plane draped in sponges and soft corals, with fusiliers swirling around the wings and snappers peeking out from the bomb bay. Exploring the cockpit or the gun turrets, seeing the gauges still in place, it’s a genuinely eerie and incredible feeling. This is a bucket-list wreck for any diver who appreciates history and aviation, a truly remarkable dive.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for BlackJack
BlackJack Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for BlackJack, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (-10.65, 153.22) (0km away)
August Averages
Sea Temperature
30.99°C
88°F
Air Temperature
26.6°C
80°F
Wind Speed
9.81 m/s
19.1 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1012 hPa
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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