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Les Roses de Matavai, Tahiti
Les Roses · Mahina, French Polynesia
EntryBoat
Max depth29 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Nov
About this site
Les Roses de Matavai, Tahiti is a reef dive site near Mahina, Windward Islands, French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 29 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, dolphins, jacks, stingrays, sea turtles. 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
TigerfishBohadschia argus
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Blue-black UrchinEchinothrix diadema
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwicke
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Silvertip SharkCarcharhinus albimarginatus
Nearby sites
- 1Grottes du Tahara1.4 km
- 2La Faille d Arue1.6 km
- 3La Faille Pomare1.7 km
- 4La Grotte de Arue2.2 km
- 5La Zélée, Tahiti7.3 km
- 6Hydravion et Goelett11 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