Fagamalo Reef - Savai'i
Fagamalo Reef offers a gentle intermediate dive along Savai'i's northern coast. We generally drop to around 15-20 meters, finding large table corals and decent staghorn formations. Keep an eye out for Honeycomb Groupers and Lemon Peels darting between the coral heads, and you might spot a reef shark cruising by. It’s a solid, calm dive, good for getting back into things or just enjoying a relaxed afternoon.
- Location
- Savai'i, Samoa, Central & South Pacific
- Coordinates
- -13.450000, -172.310000
- Type
- reef
- Maximum Depth
- 5-22m
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Marine Protected Area: Sato'alepai
Best Time to Dive in Savai'i
The warmest water temperatures in Savai'i occur in January, averaging 29.4°C. The coolest conditions are in December at 29.4°C.
Monthly Water Temperatures
- January: 29.4°C (air: 25.9°C)
- February: 29.4°C (air: 25.6°C)
- March: 29.4°C (air: 26.3°C)
- April: 29.4°C (air: 26.4°C)
- May: 29.4°C (air: 26.3°C)
- June: 29.4°C (air: 26.0°C)
- July: 29.4°C (air: 25.5°C)
- August: 29.4°C (air: 25.4°C)
- September: 29.4°C (air: 25.5°C)
- October: 29.4°C (air: 25.6°C)
- November: 29.4°C (air: 25.7°C)
- December: 29.4°C (air: 25.6°C)
Nearby Dive Sites in Savai'i
- Lava Fields - 5-18m (reef)
Nearest Dive Centres to Fagamalo Reef
- Dive Savaii - ["PADI"]
Marine Life in Savai'i
Home to 204 recorded species including 141 reef fish, 33 hard corals, 9 sea cucumbers, 8 sea snails & nudibranchs, 3 clams & mussels, 3 whales & dolphins.
Notable Species
- Burrowing urchin (Echinometra mathaei) - Sea Urchins
- Black sea cucumber (Holothuria atra) - Sea Cucumbers
- Greenfish (Stichopus chloronotus) - Sea Cucumbers
- Tigerfish (Bohadschia argus) - Sea Cucumbers
- Bristle-toothed Surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus striatus) - Reef Fish
- Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus) - Reef Fish
- Batavian Parrotfish (Scarus psittacus) - Reef Fish
- Banded Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Blue Parrotfish (Scarus oviceps) - Reef Fish
- Butterfly fish (Chaetodon vagabundus) - Reef Fish
- Blackedge thicklip wrasse (Hemigymnus melapterus) - Reef Fish
- Floral wrasse (Cheilinus chlorourus) - Reef Fish
- Kihikihi (Zanclus cornutus) - Reef Fish
- Orange-lined Triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) - Reef Fish
- Manini (Acanthurus triostegus) - Reef Fish
- Brown Sandfish (Bohadschia vitiensis) - Sea Cucumbers
- Staghorn coral (Acropora humilis) - Hard Corals
- Redfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunulatus) - Reef Fish
- Clown Tang (Naso lituratus) - Reef Fish
- Citron Butterfly (Chaetodon citrinellus) - Reef Fish
Recommended Packing List for Fagamalo Reef
Based on average water temperature of 29.4°C.
- Shorty or Rashguard - warm 29°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