Le Tombant
Protected Area
Grande Ravine
Why dive here
With 511+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blacktip reef sharks, blue sharks, dolphins and eagle rays - Le Tombant offers some of Saint-Gilles & West Coast's richest wall diving. Water ranges 25-29°C, warmest January, February, March.
Le Tombant is our go-to when we want a bit of drama. It’s a proper wall dive, starting around 18 metres and just dropping away into the big blue. We love drifting along the edge, sometimes with a gentle push, sometimes with a noticeable tug, watching the thermoclines ripple. Down deeper, from about 30 metres, the wall becomes a tapestry of sea fans, their delicate branches swaying with the current. This is where you really feel the scale of the Indian Ocean. We’ve had some fantastic encounters here – often seeing reef sharks patrolling the deeper sections, and if you keep an eye out into the blue, dorado often cruise past. It's a site that demands your attention and definitely suits advanced divers comfortable with depth and potential currents. For us, it’s the thrill of the unexpected that keeps us coming back.
Typical Le Tombant Dive Profile
Illustrative profile based on site depth and type. Actual dive profiles vary - always follow your dive computer and training.
Safety Notes
Always perform a 3-minute safety stop at 5m before surfacing.
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Corail Plongee
EXCELSUS PLONGEE
Le Vieux Plongeur Réunion
Scubananas Reunion Plongee
Le Dodo Palmé
PLONGÉE SALÉE
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Le Tombant
Le Tombant Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Le Tombant, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-21.11, 55.25) (2km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
25°C
77°F · Range: 23.8–27.1°C
Air Temperature
23°C
73°F
Wind Speed
4.46 m/s
8.7 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1018.9 hPa
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data
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