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Ngatipa Reef
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–Jan
About this site
Ngatipa Reef is a reef dive site near Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, groupers, moray eels, 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
- 1Pue Coral Gardens0.3 km
- 2Edna’s Anchor0.3 km
- 3M.V. Mataora0.4 km
- 4Avarua Passage0.5 km
- 5R.M.S. Maitai0.7 km
- 6Goldmine0.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org