Ouvea Lagoon Drop-off
Dive site
The interior of Ouvea atoll holds some of the clearest water in the South Pacific, sheltered behind a ribbon of white sand and blue-water pass. The drop-off at the lagoon's eastern rim descends through staghorn and plate coral formations into a deep blue wall visited by napoleonfish, turtles, and schools of surgeonfish. Visibility regularly exceeds 40 metres and dive pressure is negligible.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 50 m
Advanced depths
Current
Variable
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
30 to 50 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
21 to 28°C
5mm full
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Vis (m) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 25 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Napoleon wrasse
Photo: David Roche · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Green sea turtle
Photo: MARC MARTIN SOLA · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Surgeonfish
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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