Kuata Beach

★★★★★ (181)

Kuata Front Reef, is a Marine Protected Area. With acess just off the beach, it is perfect for all levels. It is home to an abundance of Reef Fish and the Corals are spectacular.

Wrase, Butterfly Fish, Parrot Fish, Baracuda, Morish Idols, Blacktip Reef Sharks, Whitetip Reef Sharks

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Bull Shark
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Green Turtle
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Total number of species: 200

Alamy-WaterFrame

Moray Eel
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Total number of species: 27

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Barracuda
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Total number of species: 300

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Octopus
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Blacktip Reef Shark
12 Sightings
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Whitetip Reef Shark
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Total number of species: 100

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Parrotfish
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Total number of species: 80

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Stingrays
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Total number of species: 130

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Butterfly Fish
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Total number of species: 90

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Angelfish
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Total number of species: 28

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Clownfish
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Total number of species: 85

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Surgeonfish
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Total number of species: 25

AdobeStock_Vladimir Wrangel

Boxfish
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Total number of species: 3

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Trumpetfish
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Total number of species: 300

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Squid
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Oceanic Blacktip Shark
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Total number of species: 130

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Pipefish
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Total number of species: 8

Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl

Bannerfish
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Total number of species: 120

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Cuttlefish
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Total number of species: 60

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Spiny Lobster
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Total number of species: 7000

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Crab
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Total number of species: 40

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Jackfish
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Total number of species: 40

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Triggerfish
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Total number of species: 350

Alamy-Andre Seal

Damselfish
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Total number of species: 90

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Goatfish
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Total number of species: 15

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Garfish
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Total number of species: 130

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Pufferfish
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Total number of species: 3400

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Shrimp
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Total number of species: 55

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Lobster
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Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

REEF SAFARI FIJI

PO Box 153, 0000 NADI, FJI

Barefoot Kuata Island Resort

Barefoot Kuata Island Resort, Port Denarau Marina, FJI

Dive Sites Nearby

REEF SAFARI FIJI, 0000 NADI

Pandora Reef (★4.8)

A fun explorative Dive Site just around the corner from Barefoot Kuata Front Beach reachable by a 3 minute boat ride. Depending on the direction of the current either way along the winding wall is mesmerizing. Swim throughs and caves are a possibility to explore. Reaching from 3 meters to 15 meters maximum depth.
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Kuata Back Reef (★4.7)

The Back Wall of Barefoot Kuata Resort is reached by a 4 minute Boat ride. Drifting along the Wall at any depth preferred all the way to a maximum of 18m. Depending on where the current is going you will drift along either side of the wall, from the mooring line until the pick up point where your dive finishes.
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Kuata Front Reef (★4.6)

The shallow Coral Wonderland just off the shore of Barefoot Kuata Resort is the best spot to start your diving adventures or for a Refresher Course. Not deeper than 10 meters, plenty of coral bommies stretch along the whole shore, part of this a coral nursery and coral restoration sites.