Aquarium
Protected Area
Black River Fishing Reserve
Why dive here
With 434+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blue sharks, dolphins, dwarf minke whales and great white sharks - Aquarium offers some of Flic en Flac & West Coast's richest reef diving. Water sits around 28°C.
Aquarium is exactly what it sounds like, a perfectly contained, vibrant dive. We love this site for its sheer abundance of small, colourful reef fish, making it a proper joy for photographers and anyone just wanting to relax and soak it all in. You’ll settle onto a sandy bottom at around 12 metres, watching schools of Clouded Rainbowfish shimmer past and the bold yellows of Flameback Angelfish darting between the coral heads. Our favourite time to visit is when a gentle current is running; it really brings out the Blackside Hawkfish and Banded-tail Coral-cod, who seem to enjoy the activity. Keep an eye out for Ambon Pufferfish and Dwarf Morays tucked into crevices. While the occasional turtle or eagle ray might glide by in the blue, the real show here is at eye-level, among the corals. It’s an easy, shallow dive, perfect for newer divers building confidence or experienced divers who just want an easy, unhurried tour of Mauritius's smaller, charming residents.
Typical Aquarium Dive Profile
Illustrative profile based on site depth and type. Actual dive profiles vary - always follow your dive computer and training.
Nearest Dive Centres to Aquarium
Dive shops near Aquarium
SeaUrchin Diving Center Mauritius
Ticabo
Euro-Divers - Club Med Albion
Sundivers Ltd
Nemo Diving Centre
Tamarin Ocean Pro Diving Ltd
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Aquarium
Aquarium Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Aquarium, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (-20.29, 57.34) (0km away)
August Averages
Sea Temperature
27.99°C
82°F
Air Temperature
22.51°C
73°F
Wind Speed
8.23 m/s
16.0 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1020.7 hPa
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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