St Etienne Drop-Off
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 - St Etienne Drop-Off offers some of Moorea & Tahiti's richest wall diving. Water ranges 27-29°C, warmest February, March, April.
St Etienne Drop-Off in Moorea offers a straightforward wall dive. You'll descend along a vertical reef face, keeping an eye out for reef sharks patrolling the blue and various schooling fish closer to the wall. It's a reliable spot for a relaxed dive, suitable for divers comfortable with drift conditions.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for St Etienne Drop-Off
St Etienne Drop-Off Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for St Etienne Drop-Off, 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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