Piège à Requins
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 - Piège à Requins offers some of Saint-Gilles & West Coast's richest diving. Water ranges 25-29°C, warmest January, February, March.
Piège à Requins, or "Shark Trap," always makes us chuckle. Not because it’s a trap, but because the name hints at the deeper, more exciting parts of Réunion’s diving. Dropping to 37 metres, this intermediate site is a good choice for those comfortable with deeper profiles. We’ve found it’s less about big pelagics and more about the structure itself – deep reef walls with some impressive overhangs that hide plenty of smaller reef sharks and schooling fish. You’ll want to keep an eye on your bottom time here, but it’s a solid deep dive for exploring the more rugged side of the west coast.
Typical Piège à Requins Dive Profile
Illustrative profile based on site depth and type. Actual dive profiles vary - always follow your dive computer and training.
Safety Notes
Deep dive (37m) - monitor air consumption closely. Advanced certification recommended.
Always perform a 3-minute safety stop at 5m before surfacing.
Nearest Dive Centres to Piège à Requins
Dive shops near Piège à Requins
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 Piège à Requins
Piège à Requins Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Piège à Requins, 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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