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Farondi Cave
Raja Ampat, Indonesia
EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyCeram Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Farondi Cave is a cave dive site, West Papua, Indonesia, in the Ceram Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, lobsters, groupers, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
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Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Fang's Pygmy GobyTrimma fangi- Korechika's DwarfobyEviota korechika
Blood-spot Pygmy GobyTrimma haimassum- Fishnet PygmygobyTrimma agrena
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor- Cave Pygmy-gobyTrimma tevegae
- Flame GobyTrimma macrophthalmum
- Stobb's DwarfgobyTrimma stobbsi
Nearby sites
- 1Macro Rock0.1 km
- 2Razorback Ridge0.5 km
- 3Delos Cove4.4 km
- 4Nudi Bomie4.9 km
- 5Pet Rock5.6 km
- 6No Contest6.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org