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Arbuthnotts
Avarua, Cook Islands Rarotonga, Cook Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth35 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–Jan
About this site
Arbuthnotts is a reef dive site near Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 35 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, moray eels, sea turtles, lionfish, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Sunset WrasseThalassoma lutescens
- Lemonpeel AngelfishCentropyge flavissima
- Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Blue-black UrchinEchinothrix diadema- Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatus
- Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima- Rippled RockskipperIstiblennius edentulus
Nearby sites
- 1Tupapa Sandriver1.4 km
- 2M.V. Mataora2.3 km
- 3Pue Coral Gardens2.4 km
- 4Ngatipa Reef2.7 km
- 5Edna’s Anchor3.0 km
- 6Avarua Passage3.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org