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Arefi Reef
Saonek, West Papua, Indonesia
EntryBoat
Max depth21 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyDampier Strait
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Arefi Reef is a reef dive site near Saonek, West Papua, Indonesia, in the Dampier Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 21 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, jacks, groupers, cuttlefish, stingrays. 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
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Bicolor ParrotfishCetoscarus ocellatus
Behn's DamselNeoglyphidodon nigroris
Leaf ScorpionfishTaenianotus triacanthus
Anchor TuskfishChoerodon anchorago
Bleeker's ParrotfishChlorurus bleekeri
Bluestriped FangblennyPlagiotremus rhinorhynchos
Nearby sites
- 1P-47 Plane Wreck10 km
- 2P-4711 km
- 3Wai FPW11 km
- 4Manta Wai13 km
- 5Algae Patch 119 km
- 6Shark Point Raja Ampat20 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org