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Les Pleiades du Sud
Ouvéa, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCoral Sea
Water temp24–28°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Dec
About this site
Les Pleiades du Sud is a dive site near Ouvéa, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, in the Coral Sea. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, reef sharks, eagle rays. 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
Grey Reef SharkCarcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
TigerfishBohadschia argus
Marbled ShrimpSaron marmoratus
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Ring CowrieMonetaria annulus
Speckled ButterflyfishChaetodon citrinellus- Aesop Slipper LobsterScyllarides haanii
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org