The Guide to Scuba Diving in Niue + Best Time to Dive 🤿 [2023]

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Niue’s Dive Seasons: The Best Time to Scuba Dive in Niue

Niue experiences two distinct seasons, the dry season (May to October) and the wet season (November to April). Due to the one dive operator closing shop during the wet season, from December 1st to February 1st each year, scuba diving in Niue is only available seasonally.

Nevertheless, Niue doesn’t suffer from low water visibility even during the wet season. Niue is a limestone island where water filters through the rock, producing very little surface runoff. With that, the clarity of the water rarely drops below 30 m (100 ft).

Learn more about the climate and seasons in our guide to the Niue Weather by Month, as well as the best seasons for other activities in The Best Time to Visit Niue: A Month-by-Month Guide.

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Niue’s Dive Shop: Scuba Diving Operators in Niue

Niue has one internationally accredited PADI dive operator. They offer a wealth of courses with their affiliated programs, as well as introductory dives and recreational dives including night dives. They also take safety very seriously.

Niue Blue

Next door to the Scenic Matavai Resort in Tamakautoga, Niue Blue is also a fully affiliated PADI operator. Among the huge offering of dive courses are kids’ courses (8 years+) – see Learn to Dive in Niue: Where to Get Your Scuba Diving Certification for more information. They also offer Discover Scuba Dives, Refresher Dives, daily morning and afternoon recreational dives and night dives.

Learn about the dive shop further in The Best Dive Shops & Scuba Operators in Niue.

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The Best Dive Sites in Niue

Niue’s dive operator will take you to dive sites determined by what your certification is suitable for and the sea conditions. However, you may also be given the chance to choose your own dive site, if you have one in mind. Here’s a list of some of the amazing dive sites available in Niue.

• Snake Gully – A gully down 20 m with sea snakes and crayfish
• The Chimney – A vertical tunnel dropping from 5 m to 27 m
• Limu Twin Caves – Two large caves with a tunnel connecting them
• Tamakautoga Reef – A sloping reef with multiple dive sites
• Whale Cave – Dive at the rear of the “Whale’s Belly” and emerge at the “Blow Hole”
• Bubble Cave – A dark cave with a chamber to surface with stalactites
• The Dome – A dive to surface into a large cave inside the island
• Tunnel Vision – A narrow curving tunnel leading to a light chamber
• Alofi Wharf – The reef south of the wharf provides a shallow dive
• Tepa Point – Descend a whale of coral at a drop-off at the edge of Niue’s reef.

For more details on each dive site, see the 10 Best Dive Sites in Niue.

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Extra Tips for Scuba Diving in Niue

We’ll leave you with a few quick tips for your scuba diving tours in Niue. There are just some things to be aware of when booking your scuba trip.

• Allow time in your holiday to reschedule dive trips, as Niue’s weather and ocean conditions frequently change
• You need to be able to make your own way to dive shops, pick-ups are not provided
• Dive operators close for the wet season, from December 1st to February 1st.
• Bring your dive certificate with you! Dive operators may be able to look up PADI certifications only
• Recreational dives, dive courses and beginner dives all typically include dive equipment in the price.