Breath Taker
Protected Area
Vanua Rakiraki, Ra
Why dive here
Breath Taker is a reef dive in Taveuni & Somosomo Strait, Fiji. Water ranges 26-30°C, warmest January, February, March.
Breath Taker, part of the larger Golden Dream complex, is where the Somosomo Strait really shows off. We love to drop in on an incoming current, ideally a stiff one. It’s a drift down a ridge that joins a series of pinnacles, bottoming out around 22 metres. The big draw here is the action that collects around that final pinnacle – schools of barracuda forming silver tornadoes, jacks zipping through, and we've seen plenty of grey and blacktip reef sharks cruising the edges. This site is all about the motion, the feeling of that current sweeping you along as you watch the show unfold. You’ll spot eagle rays gliding past and, if you're lucky, a Pacific manta ray cleaning itself in the stronger flow. The corals, both hard and soft, are impressive, but it’s the sheer volume of fish life that makes this a standout. Just remember your DSMB for safety stops, especially when the current picks up.
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Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Breath Taker
Breath Taker Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Breath Taker, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-16.8, -179.9) (0km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
27°C
81°F · Range: 25.4–28.6°C
Air Temperature
24°C
75°F
Wind Speed
9.49 m/s
18.4 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1015.8 hPa
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data
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