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Tupapa Sandriver
Matavera, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth24 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–Jan
About this site
Tupapa Sandriver is a dive site near Matavera, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 24 m. Commonly reported marine life includes reef sharks, groupers, moray eels, sea turtles, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Sunset WrasseThalassoma lutescens
Lemonpeel AngelfishCentropyge flavissima
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Blue-black UrchinEchinothrix diadema
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatus
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Rippled RockskipperIstiblennius edentulus
Nearby sites
- 1Arbuthnotts1.4 km
- 2Matavera Point2.2 km
- 3Matavera Wall2.3 km
- 4M.V. Mataora2.5 km
- 5Pue Coral Gardens2.7 km
- 6Ngatipa Reef2.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org