Teavanui Pass - Bora Bora
Whangarei Heads Old Women might sound a bit like a local pub, but trust us, it’s a spot worth the boat ride. We’re only talking 13 metres deep here, so it’s a brilliant one for extending your bottom time, especially if you’re into the macro stuff. Picture a sloping kelp forest, thick and swaying in the subtle surge, dropping onto a sandy bottom. There are these cool rocky pinnacles here, some with swim-throughs that are just begging to be explored. Sunlight filters down through the kelp canopy, dappling the rock walls. Keep an eye out for the crumb-of-bread sponge, its texture really stands out against the darker rock. Our favourite trick here is to hug the sand line – that’s where you’ll start seeing some of the bigger fish like snapper and schools of parore moving through. The visibility averages around seven metres, so it's not always gin-clear, but that just adds to the atmospheric feel of exploring a kelp forest. It's a classic Poor Knights dive, ideal for photographers wanting to slow down and find the details, or anyone who just loves the feeling of being immersed in a healthy, vibrant ecosystem.
- Location
- Bora Bora, French Polynesia, Central & South Pacific
- Coordinates
- -16.494500, -151.776600
- Type
- pinnacle
Marine Protected Area: Motu Tapu
Best Time to Dive in Bora Bora
The warmest water temperatures in Bora Bora occur in April, averaging 29.3°C. The coolest conditions are in September at 26.8°C.
Monthly Water Temperatures
- January: 28.4°C
- February: 28.6°C
- March: 29.3°C
- April: 29.3°C
- May: 28.9°C
- June: 28.1°C
- July: 27.2°C
- August: 26.9°C
- September: 26.8°C
- October: 27.2°C
- November: 27.8°C
- December: 28.1°C
Nearby Dive Sites in Bora Bora
- Anau (cenote)
- Anau
- Aquarium (reef)
- Aquarium (reef)
- Avapeihi pass (drift)
- Cite corail (reef)
- Coral Garden (reef)
- Eagle-rays station
- Eleuthera Bora Diving Center
- Fafapiti
- Haapiti (wall)
- Iriru
- L'Aquarium
- Le Nordby (wreck)
- Les rairas
Nearest Dive Centres to Teavanui Pass
Marine Life in Bora Bora
Home to 141 recorded species including 121 reef fish, 7 sea snails & nudibranchs, 4 hard corals, 3 whales & dolphins, 2 sharks & rays, 1 other.
Notable Species
- Lemon Peel (Centropyge flavissima) - Reef Fish
- Six-line wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) - Reef Fish
- Banded Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Orange-lined Triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) - Reef Fish
- Arc-eye Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) - Reef Fish
- Flea Cone (Conus pulicarius) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- Argus Grouper (Cephalopholis argus) - Reef Fish
- Dot and dash Butterflyfish (Chaetodon pelewensis) - Reef Fish
- Citron Butterfly (Chaetodon citrinellus) - Reef Fish
- Spotted Toby (Canthigaster solandri) - Reef Fish
- Armed Squirrel-fish (Neoniphon sammara) - Reef Fish
- Lineated Butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Brilliant Red Hawkfish (Neocirrhites armatus) - Reef Fish
- Pinktail triggerfish (Melichthys vidua) - Reef Fish
- Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus) - Reef Fish
- Honeycomb Grouper (Epinephelus merra) - Reef Fish
- Yellowtail Dascyllus (Dascyllus flavicaudus) - Reef Fish
- Giant Squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum) - Reef Fish
- Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) - Reef Fish
- Savigny's Brittle Star (Ophiactis savignyi)
Recommended Packing List for Teavanui Pass
Based on average water temperature of 28.0°C, currents 6 cm/s.
- Shorty or Rashguard - warm 28°C water needs minimal exposure protection
- Mask - essential for every dive
- Fins
- BCD - buoyancy compensator
- Regulator - your most safety-critical piece of gear
- Dive Computer - tracks depth, time, and NDL
- Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) - essential for boat pickups
- Dive Torch - useful for crevices and colour at depth
- Underwater Camera - capture your diving memories