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Backyard Beach
Lautoka, Western, Fiji
EntryBoat
Max depth13 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataFeb–Dec
About this site
Backyard Beach is a dive site near Lautoka, Western, Fiji, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 13 m. Commonly reported marine life includes soft corals, nudibranchs, groupers, jacks, stingrays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Bleeker's ParrotfishChlorurus bleekeri
Floral WrasseCheilinus chlorourus
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei
Fiji DamselChrysiptera taupou
Harlequin FilefishOxymonacanthus longirostris
Three-spot WrasseHalichoeres trimaculatus
Sailfin TangZebrasoma velifer
Nearby sites
- 1Mantaray House Reef0.9 km
- 2Pinnacles0.9 km
- 3Sunrise Beach1.0 km
- 4Point Break1.1 km
- 5Coral Wonderland1.2 km
- 6Bullseye1.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org
