Wanlitung Inner Bay
Dive site
The protected inner bay of Wanlitung is calm year-round and ideal for newly certified divers. Dense staghorn coral fields shelter juvenile reef fish in extraordinary numbers — a true nursery reef. Octopus and cuttlefish are reliable finds under coral ledges.
Conditions
Depth
3 to 15 m
Good for beginners
Current
Variable
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
8 to 15 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
21 to 29°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
| Vis (m) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| Current | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Cuttlefish
Photo: Shankar Meyer · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Octopus
Photo: Doug Finney · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Clownfish
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Staghorn coral
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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