Conditions & tides
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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.
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About this site
Motu Tautara is one of the small islets off the coast of Easter Island, in the southeastern Pacific belonging to Chile. Dive sites in this area are reached by boat from Hanga Roa, the island's main town, along the coastline where the volcanic terrain drops into open ocean water.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Easter Island ButterflyfishChaetodon litusReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisReported here · unconfirmed
Whitebar SurgeonfishAcanthurus leucopareiusReported here · unconfirmed- Wilhelm's HawkfishItycirrhitus wilhelmiReported here · unconfirmed
Forceps ButterflyfishForcipiger flavissimusReported here · unconfirmed
Sunset WrasseThalassoma lutescensReported here · unconfirmed
Savigny's Longspine Sea UrchinDiadema savignyiReported here · unconfirmed
Durable tips from divers — access, hazards, marine life, facilities. For day-of conditions, use the report tool in the conditions card above.
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