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Castaway Island
Munda, Western, Solomon Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodySolomon Sea
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Castaway Island is a dive site near Munda, Western, Solomon Islands, in the Solomon Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 16 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, moray eels, groupers, lionfish, jacks. 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
Banded PipefishCorythoichthys intestinalis- Short-bodied PipefishChoeroichthys brachysoma
Two-lined Monocle BreamScolopsis bilineata
Banded GobyAmblygobius phalaena- Barbed PipefishBhanotia fasciolata
- Barred BlennyCirripectes polyzona
Bluestripe PipefishDoryrhamphus excisus
Five-lined CardinalfishCheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Nearby sites
- 1Vought F4U Corsair0.3 km
- 2Mitsubishi G3M ’Nell’0.7 km
- 3Aichi D3A ’Val’1.3 km
- 4Munda2.3 km
- 5The Pond4.6 km
- 6Barry’s Breakfast4.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org