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Petit Tombant
Les Avirons, Réunion, Reunion
EntryBoat
Max depth12 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp23–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–Dec
About this site
Petit Tombant is a dive site near Les Avirons, Réunion, Reunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 12 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, nudibranchs, dolphins, moray eels, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Banded UrchinEchinothrix calamaris
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus- Common Long-spined UrchinDiadema paucispinum
Nearby sites
- 1Tombant de la Pointe au Sel4.7 km
- 2Ali Baba6.4 km
- 3Les Grottes du Portail6.7 km
- 4L'Arche de Noël7.6 km
- 5Grotte aux Dentelles7.9 km
- 6Sec Jaune8.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org