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La faille de baye
Poindimié, North, New Caledonia
EntryBoat
Max depth22 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCoral Sea
Water temp24–28°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Dec
About this site
La faille de baye is a dive site near Poindimié, North, New Caledonia, in the Coral Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 22 m. Commonly reported marine life includes lobsters, sea fans, nudibranchs, moray eels, reef sharks. 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
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Scaly ClamTridacna squamosa- Spinaker GrenadierVentrifossa nigrodorsalis
Behn's DamselNeoglyphidodon nigroris
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Black AnemonefishAmphiprion melanopus
Common CalpurnusCalpurnus verrucosus
Nearby sites
- 1Sarconphitum1.0 km
- 2Just for Nous1.2 km
- 3Jardin d'alcyon1.3 km
- 4Spaghetti6.0 km
- 5Val d’Isère8.9 km
- 6Tignes9.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org