China Strait
Milne Bay — Samarai & China Strait · Papua New Guinea
A narrow tidal passage between Samarai and the China Strait group of islands where converging currents pile nutrients over hard coral pinnacles. Black-tip and white-tip reef sharks hunt the channel floor, tuna and rainbow runners sweep through mid-water, and strong flood tides trigger exhilarating drift dives along the hard-coral walls.
Conditions
Depth
6 to 40 m
Advanced depths
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
18 to 28 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
27 to 30°C
3mm wetsuit
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