Savusavu Diving Sites

Barracuda Point

If you want to find a dive site where you can lose yourself in a mass of barracudas then this is the spot. That said there is more to this site than the huge silvery school that will surround you.

Dropping in close to the shoreline, you will begin the dive by descending down a wall which drops to about 18 metres. The wall then swoops out into the sea to a point which has its depth at about 25 metres. As you may guess by the name, it is at the point where the great throng of chevron barracuda are most likely to be found, hovering effortlessly in the current.

Since there is a steady current flowing past here, it is no surprise that the point also features staghorn corals and gorgonian sea fans trapping as many nutrients as their wide span allows. If you are particularly lucky you may see the unforgettable sight of a school of hammerheads, their unmistakable snouts facing into the prevailing current. To add a little more interest to what can already be a great dive, there is also a cleaning station where batfish line up to be tended to by little cleaning wrasses. You can watch them in considerable numbers as they hover at an angle while the little wrasses dutifully scurry around picking off the parasites from their clients' skins. Some wonderful photographs have been taken at this spot and few sites allow for such an intimate series of shots.

This Savusavu scuba dive normally ends as it begun by returning back the way you came to the wall where you can conduct your safety stop in shallow calm waters by the wall just off-shore. Barracuda Point is a popular site for a visit by the Tui Tai safari liveaboard.

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Barracuda Point Reef Basics: Coral Garden
Depth: 15 - 25m
Visibility: 15 - 40m
Currents: Gentle to moderate
Surface Conditions: Calm
Water Temperature: 26 - 30°C
Experience Level: Intermediate - advanced
Number of dive sites: 1
Diving Season: All year round
Distance: 12 km from Savusavu, 2.5 km from mainland Vanua Levu
Access: Savusavu dive resorts

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