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Cave Lagoon
Saonek, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
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EntryBoat
Max depth25 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyDampier Strait
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Cave Lagoon is a cave dive site near Saonek, West Papua, Indonesia, in the Dampier Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea turtles, reef sharks, manta rays, seahorses. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
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Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Tasselled WobbegongEucrossorhinus dasypogon
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterus
Scaly ClamTridacna squamosa
Indonesian Speckled CarpetsharkHemiscyllium freycineti
Giant ClamTridacna gigas
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Reef Manta RayMobula alfredi
Nearby sites
- 1Otdima Reef4.5 km
- 2Ot Di Ma5.0 km
- 3Raja Ampat Manta Sandy5.4 km
- 4Raja Ampat Melissa Garden5.5 km
- 5Manta Ridge5.6 km
- 6Felici garden6.4 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