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Papuan Explorer wreck dive
Vaileka, Western, Fiji
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Dec
About this site
Papuan Explorer wreck dive is a wreck dive site near Vaileka, Western, Fiji, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Commonly reported marine life includes groupers, soft corals, nudibranchs, reef sharks, octopus. 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
- Three-spot CardinalfishPristicon trimaculatus
Five-lined CardinalfishCheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Old GloryKoumansetta rainfordi
Redspot CardinalfishOstorhinchus rubrimacula- Darktail CardinalfishApogon seminigracaudus
Eyeshadow CardinalfishPristiapogon exostigma
Fiji DamselChrysiptera taupou
Variegated LizardfishSynodus variegatus
Nearby sites
- 1Mokusiga Bay0.4 km
- 2Sunset Point Reef0.5 km
- 3One Bay1.7 km
- 4Nawawa Bay1.7 km
- 5Bats Reef2.2 km
- 6Coral Gardens2.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org