Scuba Season

Kimbe Island Channel

Kimbe Bay — Seamounts & Schumann Island · Papua New Guinea

The channel between Kimbe Island and the mainland funnels tidal currents over a series of coral bommies that rise from 35 m to the surface. Whale sharks are sighted reliably from July to October feeding on krill blooms in the channel, grey reef sharks cruise the bommie tops, and barracuda form dense tornado schools in the mid-water column.

Conditions

Depth

5 to 35 m

Advanced depths

Current

Can be moderate

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

18 to 35 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

27 to 30°C

3mm wetsuit

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Gear

  • Basic kit

    • Mask and fins
    • BCD and regulator
    • 3mm full wetsuit · warm water
    • Dive computer