Plongée Salée
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 - Plongée Salée offers some of Saint-Gilles & West Coast's richest diving. Water ranges 25-29°C, warmest January, February, March.
Plongée Salée, off Saint-Gilles on Réunion’s west coast, has a way of surprising you. We’ve found it’s a good spot for a relaxed drift, often with a gentle current pushing you along a sloping reef. Keep an eye out for charming hermit crabs scuttling over the substrate and schools of greenfish flitting around the staghorn corals. It's a solid choice for a second dive of the day, or if you're looking for something less demanding than some of Réunion's more exposed sites. While we haven't personally spotted the melon-headed whales here, the chance is always there, and that alone makes it worth a look.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Plongée Salée
Plongée Salée Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Plongée Salée, 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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