Ali Baba
Protected Area
Ravine Du Portail Aux Avirons
Why dive here
With 511+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blacktip reef sharks, blue sharks, dolphins and eagle rays - Ali Baba offers some of Saint-Gilles & West Coast's richest diving. Water sits around 28°C.
Ali Baba, off Saint-Gilles, offers a solid intermediate dive down to 28 meters. It’s a good spot for a relaxed drift, often with pelagic action further out, though the current can pick up. You’ll typically see schooling fusiliers, bannerfish, and sometimes barracuda hanging in the blue. Keep an eye on the sand patches for stingrays and garden eels. We find it’s a site that consistently delivers decent encounters without being overly challenging.
Typical Ali Baba Dive Profile
Illustrative profile based on site depth and type. Actual dive profiles vary - always follow your dive computer and training.
Safety Notes
Depth of 28m - Advanced Open Water certification recommended.
Always perform a 3-minute safety stop at 5m before surfacing.
Nearest Dive Centres to Ali Baba
Dive shops near Ali Baba
Scubananas Reunion Plongee
PLONGÉE SALÉE
EXCELSUS PLONGEE
Corail Plongee
Le Vieux Plongeur Réunion
Le Dodo Palmé
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Ali Baba
Ali Baba Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Ali Baba, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (-21.07, 55.22) (0km away)
August Averages
Sea Temperature
27.85°C
82°F
Air Temperature
21.16°C
70°F
Wind Speed
4.17 m/s
8.1 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1021.7 hPa
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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