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Eel Garden Madang
Madang, Papua New Guinea
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EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyBismarck Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Eel Garden Madang is a reef dive site near Madang, Papua New Guinea, in the Bismarck Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes moray eels, groupers, nudibranchs, lionfish, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Brown DottybackPseudochromis fuscus- Rippled CoralgobyGobiodon rivulatus
- Five-bar CoralgobyGobiodon quinquestrigatus
Hoeven's WrasseHalichoeres melanurus- Honeycomb PodgePseudogramma polyacantha
Five-lined CardinalfishCheilodipterus quinquelineatus- Half-barred GobyPriolepis semidoliata
Redfin ButterflyfishChaetodon trifasciatus
Nearby sites
- 1Barracuda Point Madang1.6 km
- 2Henry Leith2.2 km
- 3Planet Rock Madang3.0 km
- 4B-25 Mitchell Bomber3.1 km
- 5MV Coral Queen3.5 km
- 6Planet Rock9.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org