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Barracuda Point Rabaul
Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
EntryBoat
Max depth40 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyBismarck Sea
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Barracuda Point Rabaul is a wall dive site near Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, in the Bismarck Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 40 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, lionfish, 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
- Stobb's DwarfgobyTrimma stobbsi
- Face-stripe Pygmy GobyTrimma cheni
- Cave Pygmy-gobyTrimma tevegae
Blood-spot Pygmy GobyTrimma haimassum
Fang's Pygmy GobyTrimma fangi- Step-spot Pygmy GobyTrimma xanthochrum
Neon EviotaEviota atriventris- Princess Pygmy GobyTrimma marinae
Nearby sites
- 1Rabaul George Fred Wreck0.0 km
- 2Rabaul Japanese Zero2.6 km
- 3Zero Fighter Rabaul2.6 km
- 4Georges Wreck5.8 km
- 5Kulua Lodge Wrecks6.8 km
- 6Sin Reef19 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org