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Aichi D3A ’Val’
Aichi D3A ’Val’ (Wreck) · Munda, Western, Solomon Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth19 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodySolomon Sea
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Aichi D3A ’Val’ is a wreck dive site near Munda, Western, Solomon Islands, in the Solomon Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 19 m. Commonly reported marine life includes jacks, lionfish, moray eels, groupers, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 29 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Banded PipefishCorythoichthys intestinalis- Short-bodied PipefishChoeroichthys brachysoma
Two-lined Monocle BreamScolopsis bilineata
Banded GobyAmblygobius phalaena- Barbed PipefishBhanotia fasciolata
- Barred BlennyCirripectes polyzona
Bluestripe PipefishDoryrhamphus excisus
Five-lined CardinalfishCheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Nearby sites
- 1Castaway Island1.3 km
- 2Vought F4U Corsair1.6 km
- 3Mitsubishi G3M ’Nell’2.0 km
- 4Munda2.2 km
- 5The Pond4.8 km
- 6Secret Spot5.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org