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Matavera Wall
Matavera, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth21 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–Jan
About this site
Matavera Wall is a wall dive site near Matavera, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 21 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, moray eels, groupers, lionfish, nudibranchs. 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
Sunset WrasseThalassoma lutescens
Lemonpeel AngelfishCentropyge flavissima
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Blue-black UrchinEchinothrix diadema
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatus
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Rippled RockskipperIstiblennius edentulus
Nearby sites
- 1Matavera Point0.1 km
- 2Ngatangiia School1.4 km
- 3Matavera School Reef1.7 km
- 4Tupapa Sandriver2.3 km
- 5Avana Passage2.3 km
- 6Maritime Reefer3.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org