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Tombant de Papeari
Taunoa, Windward Islands, French Polynesia
EntryBoat
Max depth24 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Nov
About this site
Tombant de Papeari is a dive site near Taunoa, Windward Islands, French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 24 m. Commonly reported marine life includes soft corals, sea fans, groupers, moray eels, reef sharks. 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
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
TigerfishBohadschia argus
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Cushion StarCulcita novaeguineae
Surf RedfishActinopyga mauritiana
Blue-black UrchinEchinothrix diadema
Banded UrchinEchinothrix calamaris
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatus
Nearby sites
- 1Dérivante aux tortues1.5 km
- 2Tables de Taravao4.2 km
- 3Le Trou du Lagon4.7 km
- 4Les Gorgones6.9 km
- 5La Vavi8.1 km
- 6Le tombant Gorgognes8.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org