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Balydon Shoals
Tulagi, Central, Solomon Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth21 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodySolomon Sea
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Balydon Shoals is a pinnacle dive site near Tulagi, Central, Solomon Islands, in the Solomon Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 21 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, stingrays, moray eels, lobsters. 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
Filamented FlasherParacheilinus filamentosus
Oceania Fantail RayTaeniura lessoni
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor
Beau's WrasseCirrhilabrus beauperryi
Black AnemonefishAmphiprion melanopus
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion percula
Double-lined FusilierPterocaesio digramma
Nearby sites
- 1Twin Tunnels Reef1.7 km
- 2USS Kanawa2.0 km
- 3Tulagi2.4 km
- 4Raiders / F4F Wildcat2.6 km
- 5PBY Catalina Seaplane2.7 km
- 6Base 1 Muck Site3.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org