
This is a walkthrough on how to get Nayru's Pearl and everything else you can do between completing the Forbidden Woods and Tower of the Gods in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Read on for a complete guide on where to get Nayru's Pearl, as well as a list of the important objectives and collectibles that you can do along the way!
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| Treasure Chart 8 | Horseshoe Island (A7) |
| Treasure Chart 14 |
OG: Submarine Near Headstone Island (C7) HD: Submarine near Headstone Island (C7) |
| Treasure Chart 25 | Cliff Plateau Isles (G6) |
| Treasure Chart 28 | Horseshoe Island (A7) |
| Treasure Chart 43 | Horseshoe Island (A7) |
Listed above are some of the Treasure Charts you can get before heading to Greatfish Isle. These can mostly be obtained in the lower part of the map, so you can grab the Sunken Treasure at a later point if it's out of the way.
For convenience, we can get the available charts in the upper half of the map later on after we finish dealing with the Goddess Pearls.
All Treasure Chart Locations and Rewards
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Five-Star Isles Submarine Heart Piece
Location: Five-Star Isles - G7 Find the submarine in the southeast area and defeat the opponents guarding it inside. Afterwards, climb the ladder on the far side of the room to reach the Piece of Heart. |
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Angular Isles Heart Piece
Location: Angular Isles - E7 Climb onto the isle and find cubes with sigils on them. Move these cubes around in order to be able to climb upwards. Once you have reached the top, defeat the Blue ChuChu. Open the chest afterwards to obtain the Piece of Heart. |
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Angular Isles Treasure Chart Heart Piece
Location: Angular Isles - E7 Open Treasure Chart #15 to reveal the location. Once you have arrived, pull the Piece of Heart up with the Grappling Hook. |
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Headstone Island Heart Piece
Location: Headstone Island - C7 Take control of a seagull with the Hyoi Pear. Fly to the top of Headstone Island. Release control as you fly into the Piece of Heart in order to obtain it. |
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Diamond Steppe Island Treasure Chart Heart Piece
Location: Diamond Steppe Island - A6 Open Treasure Chart #23 to reveal the location. Once you have arrived, pull the Piece of Heart up with the Grappling Hook. |
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Five-Star Isles Treasure Chart Heart Piece
Location: Five-Star Isles - G7 Open Treasure Chart #33 to reveal the location. Once you have arrived, pull the Piece of Heart up with the Grappling Hook. |
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Listed above are the Heart Pieces you can get before heading to Greatfish Isle. Note that you need the corresponding Treasure Chart for some of them.
Heart Piece Locations: All 44 Pieces of Heart

Head to the Boating Course located at coordinate F7 in your map. You can participate in the Boating Course for Rupees, but what we want to do is climb up the larger island change the wind direction to the North.
Use your Deku Leaf to glide to the smaller island and inside you will be surrounded by Miniblins. You need to hit all three switches with your Boomerang to reveal the chest containing the Submarine Chart!

West of the Angular Isles, head to Two-Eye Reef and follow the Seagulls. You will soon encounter a Big Octo with four eyes. After defeating it, a Great Fairy will appear give Link the Magic Meter Upgrade.
A Big Octo is defeated once it shuts all of its eyes. Use the Boomerang or any other projectile weapon to target its eyes. It will close an eye once it is hit a few times.
How to Upgrade the Magic Meter
| 1 | ![]() After completing Forbidden Woods and Forest Haven, the next destination is at Greatfish Isle, found at the western area of the Great Sea. From the Forest Haven, it is located four squares to the west, and two squares north. |
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| 2 | ![]() Once you get close, it will become dark and you’ll see a big cloud over over Greatfish Isle. Quill meet you, and after a bit of talking will direct you to Windfall Island, followed by Outset Island. Do note that this will set your world to perpetrual darkness and rain, so we recommend doing anything you need to do first before starting this quest. Once you are ready, set sail for Windfall Island. |
| 1 | ![]() Once you arrive, head to the Bomb Shop, located southwest of the island. The front door is locked, so you need to sidle against the wall to get to the back of the shop. Once there, climb the vines on the wall and you will see a small passageway you can crawl into. |
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| 2 | ![]() Once you are in, a cut-scene will play showing Pirates tying up the shop owner and stealing his bombs. Pay attention to what they say near the end, the Pirates will reveal their secret password. If you do forget, you can just ask the King of the Red Lions for a hint. Note, that the password will change from each playthrough. These are: ・Treasure ・Schooner ・Plankton ・Chummily ・Swabbies ・Barnacle |
| 3 | ![]() After they leave, you can also go out the shop. Make your way to the north, near the gravestone where you can find a large Pirate Ship. Jump on and try to get in the door. You need to input the password that was you just overheard. Afterwards, you can enter the ship. |
| 4 | ![]() Head downstairs and you will find Niko. You have to play another game where you have to swing from rope to rope, without landing on a platform. Some of the ropes will also move after a while and you will be timed! Just swing from rope to the rope, starting on the right, then to the left, and back to the right, and you'll make it across easily. Open the treasure chest to get some Bombs. |
| 5 | ![]() Head back to the mailbox and you will get a letter from Beedle that he now carries bombs! He will also give you Beedle's Chart, so you can find him easier. Once you're done around here, head to the King of Red Lions, and sail towards Outset Island! |
| * | ![]() If you nabbed a Firefly at Forest Haven, you can go back to Lenzo’s Shop. Lenzo will upgrade Link’s Picto Box to the Deluxe Picto Box in the Game Cube version or a Joy Pendant in the HD Version. |
| 1 | ![]() Getting to Outset Island, the King of Red Lions says you should check up with your Grandma. You can do that later as it is not required, hop back on to the boat. |
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| 2 | ![]() Head to the southwest part of Outset Island and there will be a massive whirlpool. Use your cannon to shoot the rock on the wall. To blow up this rock, you need to start at the top and work your way down. Eventually, you will break it and will be able to enter the cave formed. Note that you have a time limit to do this as your boat will slowly get sucked into the water. |
| 3 | ![]() After breaking the wall, the whirlpool will disappear and you can sail right into the cave. Inside, you can meet up with Jabun where you can obtain Nayru’s Pearl! |
| 4 | ![]() With all three Pearls, you can choose to either head to the Triangle Islands to unlock the Tower of the Gods, or go around island hopping to prepare for the next dungeon. |
| 1 | ![]() After collecting all the Pearls and tying up any loose ends you can around the map, you can now head out and unlock the next dungeon. Check your map and the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Triangle Islands will be marked. You need to sail to these Islands and find the statue where you need to insert the pearl. |
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| 2 | ![]() At Northern Triangle Island, you need to place Din’s Pearl. |
| 3 | ![]() At Southern Triangle Island, you need to place Nayru’s Pearl. |
| 4 | ![]() At Eastern Triangle Island, you need to place Farore’s Pearl. |
| 5 | ![]() Once all three pearls are in, they will shoot beams at each other, which will raise the Tower of the Gods. Once picked up by the King of Red Lions outside of the Tower, you can sail onward and enter the Tower of the Gods. ▶︎ Tower of the Gods Walkthrough |

| 1 | Outset Island | 2 | Forsaken Fortress |
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| 3 | Windfall Island | 4 | Dragon Roost Island |
| 5 | Dragon Roost Cavern | 6 | Forest Haven |
| 7 | Forbidden Woods | 8 | The Third Pearl |
| 9 | Tower of the Gods | 10 | Hyrule Castle |
| 11 | Return to the Forsaken Fortress | 12 | Earth Temple |
| 13 | Wind Temple | 14 | Triforce |
| 15 | Ganon's Tower | ||
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