Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
    Île Verte

    Green Turtle

    Best months: May

    Protected Area

    Île Verte

    Why dive here

    With 116+ marine species recorded in the area - including dugongs, eagle rays, great white sharks, manta rays and mobula rays (devil rays) - Green Turtle offers some of Loyalty Islands's richest reef diving. Water ranges 24-29°C, warmest January, February, March.

    Best timeMay
    WetsuitA 3mm shorty or thin full wetsuit
    Marine lifeDugongs, Eagle Rays, Great White Sharks, Manta Rays and Mobula Rays (Devil Rays) · 116+ species recorded
    Water24-29°C · warmest January, February, March
    CharacterReef dive
    StandoutRich in charismatic marine life

    Green Turtle, a quick 20-minute boat ride from the dive centre, often gets overlooked for some of the flashier sites further afield. But that’s a mistake, in our opinion. This spot, with a maximum depth of 22m, is a fantastic, chilled-out dive that we think suits divers who appreciate the smaller details. We love dropping down here, settling onto the sandy patches between the corals, and just observing. You’ll see plenty of butterflyfish flitting about – the Citron and Saddleback are particularly common – but our favourite finds are often nestled a little deeper. Keep an eye out for the Red-streaked Blenny poking its head from sandy holes, or the more reclusive Barred Blenny. We’ve had great luck spotting curious Snakehead Cowries inching their way across the stony coral. Visibility averages around 17m, which is decent enough for macro photography, and we'd suggest bringing a good torch to really bring out the colours of the gorgonians and hydroids. It’s a gentle drift, usually, making it a relaxing dive where you can truly focus on the smaller, often overlooked inhabitants.

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    Conditions

    Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Green Turtle

    Green Turtle Ocean Conditions

    Monthly averages for Green Turtle, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU) - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-20.94, 165.47) (8km away)

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    October Averages

    Sea Temperature

    25°C

    77°F · Range: 23.4–27.1°C

    Current Speed

    8.06 cm/s

    Direction: S (187.1°)

    Chlorophyll-a

    0.052 mg/m³

    Very clear (oligotrophic)

    Salinity

    35.08 PSU

    Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU)

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