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Batu Payung
Banda Sea, Indonesia
EntryBoat
Max depth60 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyBanda Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Batu Payung is a wall dive site, Maluku, Indonesia, in the Banda Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 60 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes moray eels. 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
- Spotted SoapfishPogonoperca punctata
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Luzon SeastarEchinaster luzonicus
Yellow-edged MorayGymnothorax flavimarginatus- Bennett's ButterflyfishChaetodon bennetti
Dick's DamselPlectroglyphidodon dickii
Elongate SurgeonfishAcanthurus mata
Nearby sites
- 1Jackpot5.5 km
- 2Lava Flow14 km
- 3Pulau Karaka15 km
- 4Batu Kapal17 km
- 5Pohon Miring17 km
- 6Mandarin City18 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org