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Le Fer à Cheval
Teahupoo, French Polynesia
EntryBoat
Max depth26 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Nov
About this site
Le Fer à Cheval is a cave dive site near Teahupoo, Windward Islands, French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 26 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes seahorses, reef sharks. 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
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwicke
Three-spot WrasseHalichoeres trimaculatus
Natal Lightfoot CrabGrapsus tenuicrustatus
Lemonpeel AngelfishCentropyge flavissima
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterus
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea- Giant Mottled EelAnguilla marmorata
Manta RayMobula birostris
Nearby sites
- 1La Grotte du Pari5.1 km
- 2La Marado12 km
- 3Le tombant Gorgognes12 km
- 4La Vavi13 km
- 5Les Gorgones14 km
- 6Tables de Taravao17 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