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Purple Wall

Great White Wall · Fiji

Sister wall to the Great White, this section is sheeted in purple soft coral and gorgonians. Same Somosomo Strait current drives the bloom; can be combined with Great White on a two tank trip. Pristine and rarely crowded.

Conditions

Depth

10 to 35 m

Advanced depths

Current

Often strong

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

25 to 40 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

25 to 29°C

Tropical wetsuit

Month by month

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Gear

  • Basic kit

    • Mask and fins
    • BCD and regulator
    • 3mm full wetsuit · warm water
    • Dive computer
  • For this site

    • Reef hook · Current is the price of admission.