Arus Balee

Sabang, Aceh, Indonesia

LevelBeginner-friendly

Water bodyAndaman Sea

Water temp29–30°C

Estimated from climate dataYear-round

About this site

Arus Balee is a dive site near Sabang, Aceh, Indonesia, in the Andaman Sea. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, moray eels, stingrays, groupers, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 29 to 30 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberBest

Typically one of the best months here.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Crown-of-thorns StarfishAcanthaster planci
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarus
Sunrise Tentacle AeolidCaloria indica
Honeycomb MorayGymnothorax favagineus

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org