
Sawa-i-Lau Blue Lagoon
Yasawa Islands · Fiji
Sawa-i-Lau is a limestone island rising from the Yasawa chain with a cave system that partially floods at high tide, creating ethereal blue chambers where shafts of sunlight refract through submerged cave entrances into the dark interior. Green turtles nest on the island's beaches and rest on the shallow reef platform outside the caves, often approached to within a few metres by snorkellers and divers. The cave diving experience here is accessible and non-technical, with easy in-and-out navigation through spacious cavern passages.
Conditions
Depth
3 to 20 m
Open water and up
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
25 to 35 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
22 to 29°C
5mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | Still | Still | Still | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Still | Still |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Green Sea Turtle
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Spinner Dolphin
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Coral Grouper
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Magnificent Sea Anemone
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Three-Spot Dascyllus
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Fiji Tomato Anemonefish
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Moon Wrasse
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Bicolor Blenny
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear