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La Faille St Etienne, Tahiti
Faille St Etienne · Punaauia, French Polynesia
EntryBoat
Max depth24 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Nov
About this site
La Faille St Etienne, Tahiti is a wall dive site near Punaauia, Windward Islands, French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 24 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, dolphins, eagle rays, reef sharks, nudibranchs. 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
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
TigerfishBohadschia argus
Cushion StarCulcita novaeguineae
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus
Nearby sites
- 1Le piton aux gorgones0.4 km
- 2Le Tombant Saint Étienne0.4 km
- 3Plateau aux tortues1.3 km
- 4Les 3 Pitons1.5 km
- 5La Source, Tahiti2.0 km
- 6Vallée aux Murènes2.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org