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Rangiroa, French Polynesia

Tiputa Pass

Profondeur typique

30m

Type
Dérivante
Profondeur typique
30 m
Niveau
Advanced
Visibilité
25–40 m
Température
26–29 °C
Courant
Strong
Accès
Open access
Niveau requis
Advanced Open Water
  • Pass Drift
  • Strong Current
  • Tide-Dependent
  • Shark Wall
  • Dolphin Encounters

Quand plonger

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Tiputa Pass is one of the two passes into Rangiroa atoll — incoming tide pulls clear ocean water and pelagics into the pass at high speed. Year-round diving; austral summer (Dec–Mar) brings the most variable weather and occasional cyclones. Hammerheads visit Dec–Mar (with stingray gatherings in January drawing them); resident bottlenose dolphins seen in the pass year-round.

14.9683° S, 147.6333° W

Faune marine

Rays
manta ray (seasonal), eagle ray, stingray (large gatherings in Jan, prey for hammerheads)
Sharks
grey reef shark (large school in pass), blacktip reef shark, silvertip, occasional hammerhead (Dec–Mar), occasional tiger shark
Turtles
hawksbill, green
Pelagics
giant trevally, dogtooth tuna, barracuda, wahoo
Whales & dolphins
bottlenose dolphin (resident)
Reef fish
napoleon wrasse, snapper, grouper

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