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Avaavaroa Drop Off
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth21 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–Jan
About this site
Avaavaroa Drop Off is a wall dive site near Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 21 m. Commonly reported marine life includes hammerhead sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, tiger sharks, moray eels. 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
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Blue-black UrchinEchinothrix diadema
GreenfishStichopus chloronotus
LollyfishHolothuria atra
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
White Thread FishHolothuria leucospilota
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima- Sunset WrasseThalassoma lutescens
Nearby sites
- 1Avaavaroa Passage0.3 km
- 2Queens Reef1.4 km
- 3Papua Drop Off2.2 km
- 4Papua Passage2.2 km
- 5Rutaki Passage2.8 km
- 6Rutaki Drop Off2.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org