Rangiroa, French Polynesia
Tiputa Pass
Ride the tide into the lagoon with dolphins, grey reef sharks and barracuda.
About the dive
Tiputa Pass is an advanced dive site in Rangiroa, French Polynesia. Divers have logged 9,012 dives here, going to 25 m on average in around 28 m of visibility. 37 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are bottlenose dolphin, barracudas and blacktip reef shark. Sightings peak in August, September and October.
- Level
- Advanced
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 25 m
- Visibility
- 28 m
- Dive time
- 53 min
- Logged dives
- 9,012
- Busiest months
- Aug · Sep · Oct
- Region
- Tuamotus
Most sighted here
Bottlenose Dolphin
BarracudasPhoto: Wouter Naert · CC0
Blacktip reef shark
Whitetip reef shark
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Tiputa Pass and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottlenose Dolphin | ||||||||||||
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Blacktip reef shark | ||||||||||||
| Whitetip reef shark | ||||||||||||
| Grey Reef Shark | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Wrasses | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Eagle rays | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Jacks | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Soldierfish |
Dive centers nearby
1 dive center within 10 km:
- Y Aka Plongée1.6 km
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