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La Vavi
Vairao, Windward Islands, French Polynesia
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EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Nov
About this site
La Vavi is a dive site near Vairao, Windward Islands, French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Commonly reported marine life includes sea fans, moray eels, nudibranchs, reef sharks, lionfish. 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
Cushion StarCulcita novaeguineae
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Spotted TobyCanthigaster solandri
Lemonpeel AngelfishCentropyge flavissima
Coral BeautyCentropyge bispinosa
Manybar GoatfishParupeneus multifasciatus
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Nearby sites
- 1Le tombant Gorgognes0.8 km
- 2La Marado1.0 km
- 3Les Gorgones1.4 km
- 4Tables de Taravao5.1 km
- 5Le Trou du Lagon6.3 km
- 6Tombant de Papeari8.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org