Japanese bi-plane
Why dive here
With 203+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, giant moray eels, lionfish, nautiluses and pufferfish - Japanese bi-plane offers some of Rabaul & New Britain's richest diving. Water sits around 31°C.
Dropping onto the Japanese bi-plane in Rabaul feels like finding a forgotten toy at the bottom of a pond. It’s remarkably intact, sitting upright as if ready for take-off, just swapped its runway for a silty seabed. We’ve seen gobies darting from the fuselage, and small reef fish taking shelter in the wings. It’s a gentle, easy dive, probably best for a relaxed second tank or for those who appreciate the quiet history of a well-preserved wreck without the drama of strong currents. Visibility can vary, but even on a middling day, the plane's form is clear.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Japanese bi-plane
Japanese bi-plane Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Japanese bi-plane, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (-4.17, 152.14) (0km away)
August Averages
Sea Temperature
30.57°C
87°F
Air Temperature
26.8°C
80°F
Wind Speed
5.68 m/s
11.0 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1010.1 hPa
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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