Dive· Nuku Hiva· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Motu Mano Dive Site (Motumano Point)
8° 58.0′ S · 140° 11.3′ W · approximate
A manta and shark cleaning station on the rocky scree off Motumano Point, the SW corner of Nuku Hiva beyond Daniel's Bay, with jacks, triggerfish and many moray eels.
Practical
Position approx: Motumano Point is at -8.96539, -140.18742 in OpenStreetMap; the pin is set about 250 m seaward of the cape, as the operator gives no position. Nuku Dive (2026): rocky scree with cleaning stations for rays and sharks, jacks, fusiliers, triggerfish, many morays and endemics; possible current; exposed to swell and southerly winds; Level 1 / Open Water; 30 minutes by boat. Cruisers rounding the SW corner note the seas settle once past Cap Motumano heading north.
Best for
Mantas and morays on a calm-weather day
Season
Best in light winds with no S swell
Nearby
- Daniel's Bay East-Side Snorkel1.9 NM away
- Hakatea Bay (Daniel's Bay, Nuku Hiva)1.9 NM away
- Hakaui Valley Fruit Trading1.9 NM away
- Kua and Teiki's Garden Lunch (Hakaui)2 NM away
- Hakatea White-Sand Beach (Daniel's Bay)2.1 NM away
- Matateteiko Point Dive Site (Nuku Hiva SW)3.1 NM away
- Anse Eua (Marquisienne, Nuku Hiva West)3.8 NM away
- Hakaui Valley and Vaipo Waterfall Hike (Nuku Hiva)3.8 NM away