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Avatiu Drop Off
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth19 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–Jan
About this site
Avatiu 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 19 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, moray eels, lionfish, sea turtles, 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
Blue-black UrchinEchinothrix diadema
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
GreenfishStichopus chloronotus
LollyfishHolothuria atra
Surf RedfishActinopyga mauritiana
White Thread FishHolothuria leucospilota
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Nearby sites
- 1Goldmine0.7 km
- 2Panama0.8 km
- 3R.M.S. Maitai0.9 km
- 4Avarua Passage1.1 km
- 5Edna’s Anchor1.2 km
- 6Ngatipa Reef1.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org