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Gavutu F4F Wildcat
Gavutu F4F Wildcat (Wreck) · Tulagi, Central, Solomon Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth25 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodySolomon Sea
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Gavutu F4F Wildcat is a wreck dive site near Tulagi, Central, Solomon Islands, in the Solomon Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, stingrays, lobsters, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 29 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Filamented FlasherParacheilinus filamentosus
Oceania Fantail RayTaeniura lessoni
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion percula
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor
Beau's WrasseCirrhilabrus beauperryi
Black AnemonefishAmphiprion melanopus
Cheek-spot CardinalfishOstorhinchus chrysopomus
Nearby sites
- 1Kawanashi “Mavis“ Seaplane # 10.5 km
- 2Kawanishi Mavis Flying Boat0.6 km
- 3Kawanashi “Mavis“ Seaplane # 20.7 km
- 4PBY Catalina Seaplane2.2 km
- 5Maravagi Passage2.3 km
- 6USS Kanawa2.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org