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Pa'ipa'i
Pa Ipa I · Vaitoare, French Polynesia
EntryBoat
Max depth25 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJan
About this site
Pa'ipa'i is a drift dive site near Vaitoare, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes eagle rays, reef sharks, nudibranchs, stingrays, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwicke
LollyfishHolothuria atra
Pacific Double-saddle ButterflyfishChaetodon ulietensis
Threespot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatus
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus spilurus
Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanus
Three-spot WrasseHalichoeres trimaculatus
Nearby sites
- 1Tao-tao6.5 km
- 2L'Aquarium7.6 km
- 3Le trou de la Pieuvre9.8 km
- 4Rauto'Anui11 km
- 5Passe de Céran - TAHAA12 km
- 6Le Nordby14 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org