Temae

★★★★☆ (121)

At Temae, an easy-to-explore dive that starts on a coral plate at 15m before descending a gentle slope with several tongues of sand with sharks. Have a look in the blue, schools of fish are never far!

Nursery of white tips, sleeper sharks, school of coach fish, blue damselfish, school of tuna and jacks. Heterocongers (arden eels)

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography

Green Turtle
18 Sightings
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Hawksbill Turtle
11 Sightings
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Total number of species: 200

Alamy-WaterFrame

Moray Eel
6 Sightings
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Total number of species: 27

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Barracuda
6 Sightings
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Total number of species: 300

Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl

Octopus
4 Sightings
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Common Dolphin
3 Sightings
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Humpback Whale
2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 600

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Wrasse
2 Sightings
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Tobias Friedrich

Bottlenose Dolphin
1 Sightings
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Total number of species: 40

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Triggerfish
12 Sightings
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Total number of species: 100

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Parrotfish
11 Sightings
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Total number of species: 130

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Butterfly Fish
10 Sightings
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Total number of species: 12

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Lionfish
10 Sightings
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Total number of species: 8

Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl

Bannerfish
10 Sightings
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Lemon Shark
9 Sightings
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Total number of species: 90

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Angelfish
9 Sightings
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Total number of species: 85

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Surgeonfish
9 Sightings
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Blacktip Reef Shark
8 Sightings
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Total number of species: 350

Alamy-Andre Seal

Damselfish
8 Sightings
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Total number of species: 28

Udo Kefrig

Clownfish
7 Sightings
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Total number of species: 60

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Soldierfish
6 Sightings
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Total number of species: 40

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Jackfish
5 Sightings
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Total number of species: 3

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Trumpetfish
5 Sightings
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Whitetip Reef Shark
4 Sightings
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Total number of species: 90

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Goatfish
4 Sightings
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Alamy-Steve Woods Photography

Oceanic Blacktip Shark
3 Sightings
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Total number of species: 30

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Sand Eel
3 Sightings
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Total number of species: 15

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Tuna
3 Sightings
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Total number of species: 25

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Boxfish
3 Sightings
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Total number of species: 7000

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Crab
3 Sightings
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Leaf Scorpionfish
3 Sightings
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Silvertip Shark
2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 250

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Scorpionfish
2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 150

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Sweetlips and Grunts
2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 130

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Pufferfish
2 Sightings
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Pilot Whale
1 Sightings
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Total number of species: 2

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Nurse Shark
1 Sightings
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Grey Reef Shark
1 Sightings
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Total number of species: 80

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Stingrays
1 Sightings
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Total number of species: 250

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Grouper/Basslets
1 Sightings
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Total number of species: 50

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Frogfish
1 Sightings
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Total number of species: 110

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Snapper
1 Sightings
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Total number of species: 60

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Squirrelfish
1 Sightings
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Total number of species: 15

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Garfish
1 Sightings
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Total number of species: 80

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Emperor
1 Sightings
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Total number of species: 180

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Sole
1 Sightings
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Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

FLUID Tahiti - Diving Center

CHEZ MOSS FLUID BP 2006, 98703 PUNAAUIA, PYF

MOOREA BLUE DIVING, JAMEN Diane

Hotel Moorea Manava Beach, 98728 MOOREA, PYF

Dive Sites Nearby

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Plateau de Vaiare (★4.6)

As to the relief, this plateau has a beautiful coral garden with several sandy veins over which you’ll navigate. This plateau continues with a beautiful and long drop-off.
Scubapro

Tiki (★4.3)

Its a dive site 10 minutes max by boat, and runs from north to west, but is exposed to waves and sometimes current. Going there will always depend on the weather conditions.
Mares

Papetoai Aquarium (★4.5)

Easily accessible site for beginners and divers in training. White sand, coral heads inhabited by a multitude of fish. Suitable for all levels of beginner and advanced training
Mares

Taotoi (★4.4)

Privileged place to observe giant morays, sharks and all kind of reef fishes. It is a favorite dive site for beginners and first time divers in Moorea.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Aquarium de Cook (★4.5)

Less than 5 minutes away from the diveshop, a perfect dive site for beginners : introductory dives, refresher dives, first lessons of training (Open Water Diver) : shallow and without current. A sandy bottom with a lot of coral potatoes housing a rich underwater fauna.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Mur de corail/Coral Wall (★4.5)

Located just outside of Opunohu’s Bay, you’ll dive between coral canyons and gentle slopes, offering dives accessible to all in depths of 15-20m.
Aqualung

Rotui (★4.6)

From N1 or Open Water. Maximum depth 15m. Dive along the outer reef with thousands of juvenile fish.
Mares

Canyons - Moorea (Tahiti) (★4.5)

The Canyon dive site is located off the mysthical Ōpūnohu Bay in Moorea. The underwater life is varied : anemones with clown fish, turtles or even black tip sharks.
Mares

Eden Park (★4.6)

From Level 1 or Open Water. Maximum depth 29 meters. Diving in a beautiful coral garden, with sharks, turtles, barracudas, clown fish in the anemones...
Aqualung

Mamaru (★4.6)

Mamaru is the Tahitian name for the white-tip sharks we come across on this dive site. A gentle slope to the sand spit where we can meet turtles and sharks.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Les jumeaux (★4.2)

Les Jumeaux is a drift dive requiring favorable weather conditions for good visibility. There are two peaks to explore and a cathedral of coral in which sleeping sharks can hide.
Scubapro

L’ile bleue/Blue Island (★4.6)

An isolated peak in the blue that we call Blue Island. At the entrance to Cook’s Bay, this dive is done when visibility is good and requires swimming in the blue before ascending into the coral canyon.
Mares

La passe de TIaia (★4.4)

Passe de Tiaia is a drift dive with a drop-off on either side. A dive where we can see schools of eagle rays, schools of jacks and nurse sharks or white tip sharks.