Dive· Toau· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Otuigi Pass Dive (Toau)
15° 55.5′ S · 145° 52.8′ W
A drift along the near-vertical outer wall beside Toau's main pass and into the pass itself, with 30 m+ visibility, inquisitive reef sharks on the wall and a pack of larger grey sharks in the channel.
Practical
Start position about 15°55.5'S 145°52.8'W, a little SW of the pass on the outside (Hacking family, Aug 2003). Depths 12-23 m on a wall with no bottom; very little current outside, strong current inside where divers had to hold the bottom; fewer fish and more bare patches inside the pass. Dive near slack or on the flood, with a dinghy tender following. No dive shop on Toau; Fakarava North dive centres have run trips here.
Best for
Shark-filled wall and pass drift
Nearby
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- Fakatahuna Pass Drift Snorkel (Toau)1.6 NM away
- Toau Southeast Corner Anchorage and Moorings1.8 NM away
- West of Otuigi Pass Anchorage (Toau)2.8 NM away
- Toau South Motus Anchorage3.4 NM away
- Morton Palmer's Farm (Toau)4.4 NM away