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Passe de Tiputa
Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia
EntryBoat
Max depth25 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Passe de Tiputa is a dive site, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Commonly reported marine life includes hammerhead sharks, dolphins, tiger sharks, reef sharks, moray eels. 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
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Grey Reef SharkCarcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus
Titan TriggerfishBalistoides viridescens
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatus
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Nearby sites
- 1Rangiroa the Aquarium0.7 km
- 2Motu Nuhi-Nuhi (l’aquarium)0.8 km
- 3Eolienne1.2 km
- 4Rangiroa Tiputa Pass1.3 km
- 56 Passengers2.3 km
- 6Rangiroa Avatoru Pass7.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org