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Sandfly Passage
Tulagi, Solomon Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodySolomon Sea
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Sandfly Passage is a drift dive site near Tulagi, Central, Solomon Islands, in the Solomon Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, nudibranchs, jacks, reef sharks, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 29 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Manybar GoatfishParupeneus multifasciatus
Crown-of-thorns StarfishAcanthaster planci
Orange-lined TriggerfishBalistapus undulatus
Two-lined Monocle BreamScolopsis bilineata
Bleeker's ParrotfishChlorurus bleekeri
Klein's ButterflyfishChaetodon kleinii
Nearby sites
- 1Tanavula Point Drift1.9 km
- 2Devil's Highway6.3 km
- 3Ed’s Wall6.6 km
- 4Baby Cakes Reef6.6 km
- 5USS Minneapolis Bow8.3 km
- 6Maravagi F4F Wildcat8.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org