Le Tombant Saint Étienne
Protected Area
Grottes de Maraa
Why dive here
With 135+ marine species recorded in the area - including humpback whales, sperm whales, spinner dolphins and pufferfish - Le Tombant Saint Étienne offers some of Moorea & Tahiti's richest reef diving. Water ranges 27-29°C, warmest February, March, April.
Le Tombant Saint Étienne, off Moorea, is one of those walls that just keeps giving. The top of the reef starts shallow, around 5 or 6 metres, then drops straight down to 24 metres. We love how the light plays on the corals as you descend, changing the colours from bright sunlit hues to deeper, richer tones. Keep an eye out for the parrotfish picking at the reef, and we’ve often spotted Napoleon wrasses cruising by, usually a bit shy. This site is great for divers who appreciate a good wall dive, where you can drift slowly and really take in the scale. The visibility usually sits around 20 metres, so you get a good view of the drop-off into the deeper blue. It’s a pretty relaxed dive, perfect for soaking it all in.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Le Tombant Saint Étienne
Le Tombant Saint Étienne Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Le Tombant Saint Étienne, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU) - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-17.58, -149.62) (1km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
27°C
81°F · Range: 26.2–28.2°C
Current Speed
15 cm/s
Direction: SW (233.1°)
Chlorophyll-a
0.048 mg/m³
Very clear (oligotrophic)
Salinity
36.14 PSU
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU)
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