Peihen Bay
Dive site
The sheltered north-facing bay is the go-to for beginners and night diving on Green Island. By day, coral gardens with blue-spotted stingrays and juvenile reef fish; by night, hunting octopus, Spanish dancers, and luminescent plankton cloud the water column.
Conditions
Depth
3 to 18 m
Good for beginners
Current
Variable
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
12 to 20 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
19 to 29°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
| Vis (m) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Current | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Blue-spotted stingray
Photo: Luis P. B. · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Spanish dancer nudibranch
Photo: Daniel Benák · © all rights reserved
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Octopus
Photo: Susanne Spindler · CC BY-NC-ND
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Lionfish
Photo: Luis P. B. · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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