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Avarua Passage
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–Jan
About this site
Avarua Passage is a dive site near Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 16 m. Commonly reported marine life includes moray eels, groupers, 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
- 1Edna’s Anchor0.2 km
- 2R.M.S. Maitai0.2 km
- 3Goldmine0.5 km
- 4Ngatipa Reef0.5 km
- 5Pue Coral Gardens0.7 km
- 6M.V. Mataora0.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org