Tiputa Pass
Tiputa Pass · French Polynesia
Channel between the open Pacific and Rangiroa's vast lagoon. Incoming tides funnel grey reef sharks, schooling barracuda, and seasonally pods of bottlenose dolphins that play in the surf. Drift dive on incoming current only; outgoing flow is not divable.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 40 m
Advanced depths
Current
Often strong
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
25 to 40 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 29°C
Tropical wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Vis (m) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Current | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Grey reef shark
Last confirmed Apr 15, 2026 · 130 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Bottlenose dolphin
Last confirmed Jun 28, 2026 · 20 records
Very likely
Most dives
Schooling barracuda
Last confirmed Mar 10, 2026 · 9 records
Very likely
Most dives
Great hammerhead
Last confirmed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Manta ray
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear