All resultsExplore/South/Le Sournois
Le Sournois
Nouméa, South, New Caledonia
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCoral Sea
Water temp23–27°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Dec
About this site
Le Sournois is a dive site near Nouméa, South, New Caledonia, in the Coral Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Commonly reported marine life includes manta rays, reef sharks, groupers, nudibranchs, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Bluespine UnicornfishNaso unicornis
TigerfishBohadschia argus
Blacktip GrouperEpinephelus fasciatus
Bluestreak Cleaner WrasseLabroides dimidiatus
Striped Large-eye BreamGnathodentex aureolineatus
Nearby sites
- 1Boulari Plateau Manta3.4 km
- 2Passe exterieure Boulari3.7 km
- 3Passe intérieure de Boulari4.1 km
- 4Jardin de Marc4.1 km
- 5Les Roses4.3 km
- 6Toho V4.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org