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Batu Layar
Batu Layar Rock · Kampung Telaga Papan, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Max depth18 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodySouth China Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Oct
About this site
Batu Layar is a dive site near Kampung Telaga Papan, Terengganu, Malaysia, in the South China Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 18 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, stingrays, reef sharks, sea turtles, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
GreenfishStichopus chloronotus
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunare
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterus
Eightband ButterflyfishChaetodon octofasciatus
Nearby sites
- 1Blue Lagoon0.5 km
- 2Kapal Polis0.5 km
- 3Perhentian Island0.6 km
- 4Turtle Point0.9 km
- 5Tiga Ruang1.0 km
- 6Batu Nisan2.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org