Te Namo Lagoon
Tuvalu · Tuvalu
Te Namo is Funafuti's central lagoon, a vast shallow inland sea studded with bommies — isolated coral pinnacles rising from the sandy floor — each one a self-contained ecosystem teeming with juvenile fish, nudibranchs, and resident cleaner stations. The protected, calm water makes this the perfect site for unhurried macro photography and close observation of cleaning station behavior across dozens of different fish species.
Conditions
Depth
3 to 20 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually still
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
15 to 25 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
27 to 30°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Vis (m) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
| Current | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Cleaner Wrasse
Last confirmed Mar 23, 2024 · 2 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Slingjaw Wrasse
Last confirmed Mar 29, 2024 · 7 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish
Last confirmed Mar 20, 2024 · 6 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Peacock Grouper
Last confirmed Mar 24, 2024 · 4 records
Rare
Now and then
Reticulate Butterflyfish
Last confirmed May 25, 2026 · 1 records
Rare
Now and then
Whitebelly Damsel
Last confirmed May 25, 2026 · 2 records
Rare
Now and then
Mandarin Fish
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Spotted Garden Eel
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear