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Barracuda West
Waisai, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
EntryBoat
Max depth25 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyDampier Strait
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Barracuda West is a reef dive site near Waisai, West Papua, Indonesia, in the Dampier Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, jacks, lobsters, reef sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 29 to 30 °C over the year.
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Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Cushion StarCulcita novaeguineae
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatus
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterus
Bleeker's ParrotfishChlorurus bleekeri
Bluespotted HindCephalopholis cyanostigma
Nearby sites
- 1Barracuda East0.1 km
- 2Anita's Garden0.2 km
- 3West Penemu2.3 km
- 4Batu Rufas4.6 km
- 5Bullseye Ridge4.6 km
- 6The Lagoon4.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org