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Black Rock
Tamarin, Mauritius
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp23–28°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Dec
About this site
Black Rock is a reef dive site near Tamarin, Rivière Noire, Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 16 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, nudibranchs, groupers, stingrays, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Bluespotted WrasseAnampses caeruleopunctatus
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
Striated WrassePseudocheilinus evanidus
Blackbar TriggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatus
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Tiger CowrieCypraea tigris
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Nearby sites
- 1Rempart Serpent3.8 km
- 2Flic en Flac Pass4.7 km
- 3Tian Xiang5.2 km
- 4L’Orient, Wreck5.2 km
- 5L’Eveillé6.0 km
- 6Bambous6.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org