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Purple Heart

Alofi, Niue

Photo: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia · Public domain

Max depth24 m

LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up

Water bodyPacific Ocean

Water temp25–29°C

Estimated from climate dataFeb–Dec

About this site

Purple Heart is a reef dive site near Alofi, Niue, Niue, in the Pacific Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 24 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, reef sharks, nudibranchs, jacks, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 25 to 29 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberBest

Typically one of the best months here.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Blue-black UrchinEchinothrix diadema
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatus
Orangespine UnicornfishNaso lituratus
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Darkfin HindCephalopholis urodeta
Pinktail TriggerfishMelichthys vidua
Forsten's ParrotfishScarus forsteni
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org