Siladen Outside Wall
Dive site
Siladen's north-facing outer reef escapes the sheltered inner-bay dive traffic and rewards the journey with a pristine vertical wall dropping from a hard coral crest at 5 metres to sand at 40-plus. The exposed aspect means cleaner water and more reliable pelagic action than most Bunaken sites: Napoleon wrasse cruise the wall top, dogtooth tuna appear mid-water on rising current, and the wall itself is encrusted with cup corals and crinoids that open fully in the flow. Best dived on an incoming tide when visibility peaks.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 40 m
Advanced depths
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 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) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Vis (m) | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Napoleon wrasse
Photo: David Roche · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Crinoid feather star
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Dogtooth tuna
Photo: Luis P. B. · CC BY-NC
Rare
Now and then
Spotted eagle ray
Photo: michel candel · CC BY-NC-SA
Rare
Now and then
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