Dome Cave

The Pacific › Niue

Dome Cave

60 mMax Depth
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2Species
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Dive Types

CaveReefOceanSalt Water

About This Site

This moored dive site is located at the top of Alofi Bay, about a 15-minute boat ride away. The mooring sits over a 10–12 meter rubble bottom, where a small anemone with two grumpy resident anemonefish can be found. The rubble patch leads into a large cave entrance—torches are required. The cave extends roughly 25 meters with an overhead environment that gradually shallows into a halocline, where fresh and saltwater layers meet. The chamber is spacious enough to surface inside with up to six di…

Marine Life (2 species)

Coconut CrabReef fish ( Scorpionfish, boxfish,puffer fish, surgeonfish, angelfish, bannerfish, triggerfish, parrotfish, trumpetfish, pipefish, clown fish, swee