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Cape Nelson Wall

Tufi · Papua New Guinea

Cape Nelson is Tufi's signature deep wall, a vertical reef face dropping from 8 meters to beyond 60 meters in a near-vertical curtain encrusted with giant sea fans, black coral trees, and fields of wire coral that create one of the most dramatic reef wall spectacles in PNG. The cape's exposed position generates strong upwellings that drive exceptional fish diversity, with regular hammerhead shark, dogtooth tuna, and manta ray encounters in the blue water alongside the wall.

Conditions

Depth

8 to 60 m

Advanced depths

Current

Can be moderate

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

20 to 35 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

25 to 29°C

3mm wetsuit

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Gear

  • Basic kit

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