Iriru
Uturoa, French Polynesia
EntryBoat
Max depth25 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJan
About this site
Iriru is a drift dive site near Uturoa, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, moray eels, lionfish, reef sharks, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Lemonpeel AngelfishCentropyge flavissima
Serpent's HeadMonetaria caputserpentis
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Arc-eye HawkfishParacirrhites arcatus
ForcepsfishForcipiger flavissimus
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Nearby sites
- 1Les rairas3.4 km
- 2Te Ava Mo'a6.1 km
- 3Te Ava Piti6.4 km
- 4Le Nordby7.8 km
- 5Te Tuatiare12 km
- 6Rauto'Anui13 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org